▁followed ▁the ▁album ▁by ▁simultaneously ▁re le asing ▁two ▁EP ' s , ▁What ▁L onel iness ▁Can ▁Do ▁To ▁You ▁and ▁Hon est ▁To ▁God ▁( 2 0 0 7 ), ▁and ▁tour ing ▁through ▁the ▁mid west ▁and ▁sout heast . ▁Their ▁second ▁album , ▁V s . ▁The ▁Great ▁American ▁C ities ▁( 2 0 0 8 ), ▁was ▁released ▁under ▁Cross ro ads ▁of ▁America ▁Records . ▁ ▁R ise ▁to ▁prom in ence ▁The ▁band ' s ▁popular ity ▁started ▁to ▁spread ▁beyond ▁the ▁mid west ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁The ▁band ▁released ▁their ▁third ▁album , ▁This ▁Is ▁Why ▁We ▁Don ' t ▁Have ▁Nice ▁Things ▁( 2 0 1 0 ), ▁under ▁Cross ro ads ▁of ▁America ▁Records , ▁and ▁went ▁on ▁their ▁first ▁self - book ed ▁national ▁tour . ▁The ▁band ▁signed ▁onto ▁the ▁label ▁Pent imento ▁Music ▁Company , ▁and ▁k icked ▁off ▁the ▁switch ▁with ▁a ▁re - release ▁of ▁This ▁Is ▁Why ▁We ▁Don ' t ▁Have ▁Nice ▁Things ▁and ▁by ▁going ▁on ▁a ▁national ▁tour ▁with ▁two ▁prominent ▁s ka ▁bands , ▁Street light ▁Man if esto , ▁and ▁Re el ▁Big ▁Fish , ▁performing ▁to ▁sold ▁out ▁crow ds ▁at ▁nation ally ▁recognized ▁ven ues . ▁ ▁Four th ▁album ▁R ode o ▁Ruby ▁Love ▁released ▁its ▁fourth ▁album , ▁The ▁P its , ▁on ▁June ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁and ▁went ▁on ▁a ▁month - long ▁national ▁tour ▁with