Dashboard Confessional

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Dashboard Confessional
Dashboard Confessional, left to right: Mike Marsh, Chris Carrabba, Scott Shoenbeck, John Lefler
Background information
Origin	Boca Raton, Florida, USA
Genre(s)	Indie Rock Acoustic Rock
Years active	1999–present
Label(s)	MCA Music, Inc. Vagrant
Website	Official website
Members
Chris Carrabba John Lefler Scott Shoenbeck Mike Marsh

Dashboard Confessional is an American indie rock band, led by singer-songwriter and guitarist Chris Carrabba from Boca Raton, Florida. Many people consider them emo because of the emotional content of their songs, but the labeling is controversial (see emo music). They won the MTV2 award at 2002's MTV Video Music Awards for their song "Screaming Infidelities" and appeared on motion picture soundtracks such as Shrek 2 and Spider-Man 2.

Contents 1 History 2 Discography 2.1 Albums 2.2 Singles 2.3 EPs 2.4 Non-album tracks 3 References 4 External links

[edit] History

Dashboard Confessional was started in 1999, as a side project from Chris Carrabba's venture with Florida rock band Further Seems Forever. The name Dashboard Confessional is derived from one of his songs, "The Sharp Hint of New Tears," which contains the line "On the way home/This car hears my confessions." Contrary to popular belief, the name Dashboard Confessional refers only to Carrabba, as he originally intended it to be only a solo project. Addressing this misunderstanding, he challenged: "What rulebook says it has to be called your name if you're one guy?"^[1] But Carrabba often brought along friends to play live shows with him, including former Further Seems Forever band mate Jerry Castellanos and in 2002 he decided to make the current line-up a permanent one.

The current line-up includes Carrabba (vocals, guitar), John Lefler (guitar), Scott Shoenbeck (bass) (formerly in The Promise Ring), and Mike Marsh (drums). Both John Lefler and Mike Marsh provide background vocals. Chris' friend and guitarist John Ralston and violinist Susan Sherouse often perform and record with the group.^[2] As of 2006, they have released four EPs and five full-length albums, three of which have been certified gold by the RIAA.

In May of 2005, Dashboard Confessional entered the studio to record their fifth album with Daniel Lanois. Lanois has co-produced the landmark albums So (Peter Gabriel), The Joshua Tree (U2) and produced Bob Dylan's Grammy award winning masterpiece Time Out of Mind (Album of the Year, 1997). "Don't Wait" was the first single released from Dashboard Confessional's latest album Dusk and Summer, which was released on June 27, 2006. The album's second single was "Stolen". 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. They followed this with a co-headlining arena tour with alternative rock band Brand New.

Dashboard Confessional will be performing at the Brick Awards on April 12, 2007 as a featured musical guest.^[3]

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

All regularly released albums and their chart peak position: Billboard 200 (Hot 200), Top Heatseekers (Heat), Top Independent Albums (Indep), Top Internet Albums (Inter) and Top Canadian Albums (CAN). A dash indicates that the album did not chart on that chart.

Year	Title	Chart positions					RIAA certification
		Hot 200	Heat	Indep	Inter	CAN
2000	The Swiss Army Romance	-	39	-	-	-	–
2001	The Places You Have Come to Fear the Most	108	1	5	-	-	Gold
2002	MTV Unplugged 2.0	111	1	1	126	-	Platinum
2003	A Mark, a Mission, a Brand, a Scar	2	-	1	2	-	Gold
2006	Dusk and Summer	2	-	-	2	6	350,000

[edit] Singles

Singles that appeared in the Billboard Hot 100 (Hot 100), Pop 100 (Pop 100), Modern Rock Tracks (MRT), World Jazz Top 20 Singles (WJ20), World Modern Rock Top 30 Singles (WMR30) or World Soundtracks Top 20 Singles (WS20). A dash indicates the song did not chart on that chart.

Year	Title	Chart positions							Album
		Hot 100	Pop 100	MRT	WJ20	WMR30	WS20	UK
2002	"Screaming Infidelities"	-	-	22	-	-	-	-	The Swiss Army Romance
2002	"The Brilliant Dance"	-	-	-	14	-	-	-	The Places You Have Come to Fear the Most
2003	"Hands Down"	-	-	8	3	11	-	60	A Mark, a Mission, a Brand, a Scar
2004	"Rapid Hope Loss"	-	-	37	-	-	-	75	A Mark, a Mission, a Brand, a Scar
2004	"As Lovers Go"	-	-	-	-	-	11	-	A Mark, a Mission, a Brand, a Scar
2004	"Vindicated"	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	Spider-Man 2 soundtrack
2006	"Don't Wait"	80	64	17	-	-	-	68	Dusk and Summer
2006	"Rooftops and Invitations"	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Dusk and Summer
2006	"Stolen"	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Dusk and Summer

[edit] EPs

• The Drowning EP (2001)
• So Impossible EP (2001)
• Summer's Kiss (2002)
• AOL Sessions EP (iTunes Exclusive) (2006)

[edit] Non-album tracks

• "Jamie" - cover released on Rock Music: A Tribute to Weezer (2002)
• "The Only Gift That I Need" - released on KROQ's Kevin and Bean present: Swallow My Eggnog (2002)
• "Hold On" and "This Is a Forgery" - released on the Vagrant Records re-issue of The Swiss Army Romance (2003)
• "This Old Wound" - released on non-US versions of A Mark, a Mission, a Brand, a Scar (2003)
• "The End of an Anchor" - released on non-US versions of A Mark, A Mission, A Brand, A Scar (2003) and "The End of an Anchor" single on iTunes (2003)
• "I Do" - released on the UK CD single for "Hands Down" (2003)
• "Warmth of the Sand" - released on Another Year on the Streets Volume 3 and "Vindicated" single (2004)
• "Vindicated" - released on the original soundtrack to Spider-Man 2 (2004) and as a hidden track on Dusk and Summer (2006)
• "In a Big Country" - released on iTunes as part of the CD single for "Don't Wait" (2006)

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Official website
• Official Myspace website