Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace released

For the follow-up to In Your Honor , the band worked once again with The Colour and the Shape producer Gil Norton. Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace was released on September 25, 2007. The album’s first single, ” The Pretender “, was issued to radio in early August. In mid-to-late 2007 “The Pretender” topped Billboard ‘s Modern Rock chart for a record 19 weeks. The second single, ” Long Road to Ruin “, was released in December 2007, supported by a music video directed by longtime collaborator Jesse Peretz (formerly of the Lemonheads ). Other singles included ” Let It Die ” and ” Cheer Up, Boys (Your Make Up Is Running) “.