Dashboard Confessional
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Dashboard Confessional is an American Indie Rock band. The group's members includes Carrabba (guitar, vocals), Scott Shoenbeck (bass guitar), John Lefler (guitar), and Mike Marsh (drums). The group has four albums.
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About
Alternative rock band Dashboard Confessional originated in Boca Raton, FL. The band was originally a one man act of singer and songwriter Christopher Carraba. He released an acoustic album, Swiss Army Romance, in 2000. A friend of his heard his compositions and encouraged him to pursue it full-time. Carraba's compositions were sang by a lot of hardcore punk bands. In 2001, Dashboard Confessional became a full band and released The Places You Have Come to Fear The Most. The single "Screaming Infidelities" became a huge hit.
In 2003, the band was composed of Carrabba (vocals, guitar), John Lefler (guitar), Scott Shoenbeck (bass), and Mike Marsh (drums) with the album A Mark, A Mission, A Brand, A Scar. The singles "Hands Down" was at #8 on the modern rock charts. Dashboard Confessional was busy touring in 2004.
Don Gilmore, producer of Pearl Jam and Good Charlott with Daniel Lanois contacted Carrabe after hearing his demos. They were both recording together but they didn't have enough time to finish the project since they had tours but Carrabe kept writing and ended up having an album worth of songs. The two decided to team-up and make an album which resulted to Dusk And Summer which was released in 2006.
Awards & Certifications
Awards
| Year | Award | Category |
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| 2002 | MTV Award | Won for Screaming Infidelities" |
| 2004 | Indie Award | Favourite International Indie |
Certifications
| Year | Album | Certification |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | The Places You Have Come To Fear the Most | Certified Gold in U.S. |
| 2003 | A Mark, A Mission, A Brand, A Scar | Certified Gold in U.S. |
Chart Toppers
| Year | Title | Modern Rock Tracks | Billboard Hot 100 | World Jazz 20 | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Screaming Infidelities | 22 | The Swiss Army Romance | ||
| 2002 | The Brillant Dance | 14 | The Places You Have Come To Fear The Most | ||
| 2003 | Hands Down | 8 | A Mark, A Mission, A Brand, A Scar | ||
| 2004 | Rapid Hope Loss | 37 | A Mark, A Mission, A Brand, A Scar | ||
| 2004 | Vindicated | 2 | Spider-Man 2 soundtrack | ||
| 2006 | Don't Wait | 17 | 80 | Dusk And Summer |
News
Tours & Concerts
No upcoming tours and concerts for this group.
Announcements
- Dusk And Summer deluxe edition is now available. It has the single version of "Stolen" and the single "Vindicated." You can buy the album on iTunes.
Discography
Albums
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Singles
| Year | Single | Label | Album |
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| 2003 | Hands Down | Universal International | A Mark, A Mission, A Brand, A Scar |
| 2004 | Vindicated | TVT Int'l | Spider-Man 2 soundtrack |
| 2004 | Rapid Hope Loss | Universal International | A Mark, A Mission, A Brand, A Scar |
| 2006 | Don't Wait | Vagrant | Dusk And Summer |
Compilations & Live Releases
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Other artists
Similar artists
Influences
Contemporaries
Trivia
- The group sang the song "Jamie" for the 2002 Rock Music: A Tribute to Weezer special.
- They have two EPs in the year 2001, "The Drowning EP" and "So Impossible".
- They have appeared on soundtracks such as "Shrek 2" and "Spider-Man 2".
- The group began in Boca Raton, Florida.
