Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Album yavo yechina, "Boxer", yakabudiswa musi waMay 22, 2007, uye yakagamuchirawo kurumbidzwa kwakapararira. Iyo albhamu inoratidzira mipiro kubva kune vakasiyana vaenzi maartist, kusanganisira Sufjan Stevens naDoveman. Yakasarudzwa seNhamba 2 yakanakisa dambarefu regore neStereogum.com uye Nhamba 1 dambarefu regore ne "Paste". Rwiyo runonzi "Slow Show" rwunobva mu"Boxer" rwakaratidzwa mumutambo weNBC unonzi "Chuck" uye "Parenthood", pamwe neThe CW's "One Tree Hill" mumwaka wayo wechishanu. Rwiyo "Tanga Hondo" rwakaratidzwa mumutsara unoti "Defying Gravity", "Brothers and Sisters", "House", "Parenthood", "Friday Night Lights", pamwe nefirimu "Warrior". Rwiyo "Fake Empire" rwakaratidzwa muChikamu 2 Premiere yeHBO nhepfenyuro "Hung", zvakare pachikamu che9, mwaka wechishanu we "Munhu wekufarira", uye pachiitiko chechitatu chemwaka wechipiri we "Chuck" uye muchikamu chepamberi che "Southland". Rwiyo rwemimhanzi rwiyo rwakaonekwa muBarack Obama mushandirapamwe wevhidhiyo "Zviratidzo zveTariro uye Shanduko" panguva yake
2008 United States mushandirapamwe wemutungamiri wenyika, uye rwiyo rwacho rwakaridzwawo pa2008 Democratic National Convention. "Boxer" yakaita mazita akawanda e "album yemakore gumi", kusanganisira Pitchfork, "Aquarium Drunkard", "Paste", nezvimwe.