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| Full Name: | Dashboard Confessional |
| Date of Birth: | 2000 |
| Place of Birth: | Boca Raton, Florida |
| Claim to Fame: | Hit Screaming Infidelities from album The Swiss Army Romance (2000) |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Boca Raton, Florida, United States |
| Genres | Emo Indie1 Acoustic |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Labels | DGC Vagrant Fiddler |
| Associated acts | Further Seems Forever, Ratatat |
| Website | Official Website |
| Members | |
| Chris Carrabba John Lefler Scott Schoenbeck Mike Marsh |
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| John Ralston Mike Stroud Andrew Marshall Susan Sherouse |
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Dashboard Confessional is an American alternative rock band from Boca Raton, Florida, led by singer-songwriter Chris Carrabba. The band started out as Carrabba playing intimately personal acoustic songs by himself, but eventually the outfit became a full band ensemble.
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History
Side project and first albums (2000-2002)
The band originated as Chris Carrabba's solo side-project while he was in his previous band Further Seems Forever. He recorded his first album Swiss Army Romance in 2000. The following year, he recorded Further Seems Forever's debut album The Moon Is Down. However, he left the band soon after the album's release, instead recording and releasing his sophomore album The Places You Have Come to Fear the Most, as well as a follow-up EP titled So Impossible, both underneath the Dashboard Confessional name.
By 2002, three other musicians had joined the band, including former Further Seems Forever band mate Jerry Castellanos and started the process of recording the band's next album. After the success of his second album, Carrabba was asked to perform on MTV Unplugged, and the subsequent live release marked the first time many of the songs were recorded with a full band.
Also in 2002, the music video for Screaming Infidelities (produced by James Paul Wisner) won the MTV2 award at the MTV Video Music Awards, beating out Norah Jones, The Strokes, The Hives, Nappy Roots and Musiq. This video starred Chris in both the performance and the storyline. The video was directed by Maureen Egan and Matthew Barry.
A Mark, A Mission, A Brand, A Scar (2003-2005)
In 2003, the band released its third album A Mark, A Mission, A Brand, A Scar. Peaking at #2 on the United States Billboard charts, the album proved to be the band's most commercially-viable album yet. In the summer of 2004, Dashboard Confessional recorded the song "Vindicated" for the film Spider-Man 2. The song was featured on the soundtrack and played over the film's end credits. Because of this, the band gained a sizable audience for their next release the following summer.
Dusk and Summer (2005-2006)
In May 2005, Dashboard Confessional entered the studio to record their fourth album with acclaimed producer Daniel Lanois. The album was released on June 27, 2006; its first single was "Don't Wait". Following the release of Dusk and Summer, Dashboard Confessional went on a summer tour of the U.S. with special guests Say Anything and Ben Lee, followed by co-headlining an arena tour with alternative rock band Brand New.
The Shade of Poison Trees (2007-2009)
In 2007, the band released its follow-up to Dusk and Summer, The Shade of Poison Trees.
Alter the Ending (2009 - Present)
The band began recording their sixth studio album, Alter the Ending, in 2008. Carrabba stated that the album could have turned into a concept album.
"...only with the last three has it become, like, 'All right, these have a continuity and there's something going on,' so I'm excited to see where that leads".2
On February 14, 2009, as a special Valentine's Day gift to fans, Chris released a free download on his MySpace page entitled "Even Now (Acoustic)" from their forthcoming studio album.
In June, 2009, the band began "sequencing the album", suggesting that the upcoming album was close to completion.3
In August 2009, Dashboard Confessional contributed a song to the motion picture soundtrack for dark comedy film Jennifer's Body, titled "Finishing School".4 It was not featured on Alter the Ending.
On September 10, 2009, Chris Carrabba confirmed on his Twitter page that the new 12-song album would be released on November 10, 2009. It was found out that the album would be released on 2 discs: a first disc consisting of the full-band version of the album, and a second disc consisting of the acoustic version. In addition, Carrabba stated that Dashboard Confessional would be touring with New Found Glory and Never Shout Never in the near future.56
However, on October 30, 2009, Chris announced via Twitter and Facebook that, due to a last-minute family emergency, the band would be cancelling their Alter The Ending tour with New Found Glory and Never Shout Never with the exception of November 7 with the Louisville Orchestra.
Although the longer tour with New Found Glory and Never Shout Never was cancelled, Chris announced on his website on November 10, 2009 that he and John will begin a 13-date acoustic tour with New Found Glory (who will be playing an acoustic set as well) on November 30, 2009.
The music video for "Belle of the Boulevard" was released on the band's MySpace page on November 25, 2009.
Discography
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Albums
All regularly released albums and their chart peak position: Billboard 200 (US), Top Heatseekers (Heat), Top Independent Albums (Indep), Top Internet Albums (Inter), Top Canadian Albums (CAN), and Australian ARIA Albums Chart (AUS), as well as the RIAA certification. A dash indicates that the album did not chart on that chart.
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| US | AUS | CAN | GER | NZ | UK | |||
| 2000 | The Swiss Army Romance | — | — | 102 | — | — | 78 | |
| 2001 | The Places You Have Come to Fear the Most | 108 | 91 | 53 | — | — | 61 | Gold |
| 2003 | A Mark, a Mission, a Brand, a Scar | 24 | 34 | 7 | 68 | 31 | 15 | Gold |
| 2006 | Dusk and Summer | 2 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 2 | Gold |
| 2007 | The Shade of Poison Trees | 18 | 10 | 1 | — | 12 | 3 | |
| 2009 | Alter the Ending | 19 | 7 | 1 | 25 | 13 | 1 | |
Compilation and specialty albums
| Year | Title | Chart positions | RIAA certification | |||||
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| US | Heat | Indep | Inter | CAN | AUS | |||
| 2002 | MTV Unplugged 2.0 | 111 | 1 | 1 | 126 | – | – | Platinum |
| 2007 | The Wire Tapes Vol. 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Singles
Singles that appeared in the Billboard Hot 100 (Hot 100), Pop 100 (Pop 100), Hot Modern Rock Tracks (MRT)7 or the UK Singles Chart (UK). A dash indicates the song did not reach a significant position on that chart.
| Year | Title | Chart positions | Album | |||||||
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| US | US Pop | US Mod | AUS | CAN | GER | NZ | UK | |||
| 2002 | "Screaming Infidelities" | — | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | The Places You Have Come to Fear the Most |
| "Saints and Sailors" | — | — | — | — | 81 | — | — | — | ||
| 2003 | "Hands Down" | — | — | 8 | 96 | — | — | — | 60 | A Mark, a Mission, a Brand, a Scar |
| 2004 | "Rapid Hope Loss" | — | — | 37 | — | — | — | — | 75 | |
| "Vindicated" | 103 | 31 | 2 | — | 67 | — | 92 | 84 | Spider-Man 2 soundtrack | |
| 2006 | "Don't Wait" | 80 | — | 17 | 75 | 33 | 90 | 68 | 68 | Dusk and Summer |
| "Rooftops and Invitations" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007 | "Stolen" | 44 | 28 | — | 22 | 7 | 54 | 19 | — | |
| "Stolen" {ft Juli}1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008 | "Thick as Thieves" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Shade of Poison Trees |
| "These Bones" | — | — | — | 66 | 48 | — | — | — | ||
| 2009 | "Belle of the Boulevard" | — | — | — | — | 70 | 95 | — | — | Alter the Ending |
EPs
| Year | Title |
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| 2001 | The Drowning EP |
| 2001 | So Impossible EP |
| 2002 | Summer's Kiss |
| 2006 | AOL Sessions EP (iTunes Exclusive) |
References
- ^ http://www.facebook.com/DashboardConfessional?ref=ts
- ^ Carrabba Already 14 Songs Into Next Dashboard CD
- ^ [1]
- ^ http://www.fangoria.com/musick/reviews/3693-jennifers-body-music-from-the-motion-picture-review.html
- ^ [2]
- ^ "Dashboard Confessional Doubles Down With 'After The Ending'". Billboard. 2009-10-30. http://www.billboard.com/#/news/dashboard-confessional-doubles-down-with-1004032223.story. Retrieved 2009-11-01.
- ^ "Artist Chart History – Dashboard Confessional". Billboard.com. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.vnuArtistId=419236&model.vnuAlbumId=778942. Retrieved April 12, 2007.
External links
- Official website
- Review of The Shade Of Poison Trees on Rocklouder Music Website
- Review of The Shade... at The Album Project
- In-depth interview with Chris Carrabba on Rocklouder – Jan 2008
- Polish website
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