The band's second album "Neon Bible" was released in March 2007. The album went straight to number two in the "Billboard" 200 in the United States. The British music magazine "Q" put it at the top of their list of 2007 Albums of the Year. "The A.V. Club" also chose it as their album of the year. It was chosen as the second best album of the year by "Spin". 