Dashboard Confessional
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Dashboard Confessional is an American alternative rock band, led by singer-songwriter and guitarist Chris Carrabba, from Boca Raton, Florida, USA.
This current line-up includes Chris Carrabba (vocals, guitar), John Lefler (guitar, vocals), Scott Shoenbeck (bass guitar) and Mike Marsh (drums, percussion). As of 2005, they have released three EPs and four full-length albums, three of which have been certified gold by the RIAA.
They won the MTV2 award at 2002's MTV Video Music Awards for their song "Screaming Infidelities".
In May of 2005, Dashboard Confessional entered the studio to record their fourth album with Daniel Lanois. Lanois has co-produced the albums So (Peter Gabriel) and The Joshua Tree (U2), and produced Bob Dylan's Grammy award winning album Time Out of Mind (Album of the Year, 1997). "Don't Wait" was the third 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 performed at the Brick Awards on April 12, 2007 as a featured musical guest, in addition to playing the final show of the mtvU Campus Invasion Tour 2007 at Penn's LandinginPhiladelphia on April 29, 2007.[6]
The band was featured on PBS' acclaimed music series Soundstage, with a performance taped at New York's Madison Square Garden debuting on the network July 12, 2007. The broadcast, repeated nationally over subsequent weeks, included『Don’t Wait,』"Stolen," and "Screaming Infidelities".
Dashboard Confessional's Official website announced a fall 2007 North American solo tour with special guests Augustana and John Ralston.
Dashboard Confessional released their fifth studio album on October 2nd called The Shade of Poison Trees.
During an interview with Billboard, posted on September 11, 2007, Carrabba stated that he is 14 tracks into what would be the sixth studio album. He is also unsure about when it would be recorded, but plans to have 30 tracks to draw from. It may be 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." he also stated that the album would not be released for sometime since he has an obligation to promote the new album.
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Dashboard Confessional shows are known for their intimate atmosphere and enthusiastic participation from the crowds. Carrabba encourages the audience to sing large portions of the songs, stepping back from the mic and letting the crowd's voices be heard instead of his. This can be heard on numerous songs from the MTV Unplugged recording. Carrabba has said that this fosters a bond between concert-goers, and helps him and the audience connect on an emotional level, making all his shows intimate, personal experiences.
The band encourages the taping of their live appearances. After one recent show, the band sent out requests for a recording, after Chris started performing freestyle.
They have just finished (November/December 2007) opening for Maroon 5 on their Europe tour and return to Europe in January 2008 for a 3 day UK tour.
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.
| Year | Title | Chart positions | RIAA certification | |||||
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| US | Heat | Indep | Inter | CAN | AUS | |||
| 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 | – | 61 | Gold |
| 2006 | Dusk and Summer | 2 | – | – | 2 | 6 | 22 | Gold |
| 2007 | The Wire Tapes Vol. 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007 | The Shade of Poison Trees | 18 | - | 1 | – | – | 83 | – |
Singles that appeared in the Billboard Hot 100 (Hot 100), Pop 100 (Pop 100), Modern Rock Tracks (MRT)[7] or the UK Singles Chart (UK). A dash indicates the song didn't reach a significant position on that chart.
| Year | Title | Chart positions | Album | ||||
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| Hot 100 | Pop 100 | MRT | UK | DE | |||
| 2002 | "Screaming Infidelities" | – | – | 22 | – | - | The Places You Have Come to Fear the Most |
| 2002 | "Saints and Sailors" | – | – | – | – | - | The Places You Have Come to Fear the Most |
| 2003 | "Hands Down" | – | – | 8 | 60 | - | A Mark, a Mission, a Brand, a Scar |
| 2004 | "Rapid Hope Loss" | – | – | 37 | 75 | - | A Mark, a Mission, a Brand, a Scar |
| 2004 | "Vindicated" | 103 | – | 2 | – | - | Spider-Man 2 soundtrack/Dusk and Summer |
| 2006 | "Don't Wait" | 80 | 64 | 17 | 68 | - | Dusk and Summer |
| 2006 | "Rooftops and Invitations" | - | - | - | - | - | Dusk and Summer |
| 2007 | "Stolen" | 44 | 34 | – | – | - | Dusk and Summer |
| 2007 | "Stolen" feat. Juli | - | - | – | – | 15 | Dusk and Summer |
| 2007 | "Thick as Thieves" | - | - | – | – | - | The Shade of Poison Trees |
| 2007 | "These Bones" | - | - | – | – | - | The Shade of Poison Trees |
| Year | Title |
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| 2001 | The Drowning EP |
| 2001 | So Impossible EP |
| 2002 | Summer's Kiss |
| 2006 | AOL Sessions EP (iTunes Exclusive) |
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