Dashboard Confessional: Biography

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• New Found Glory
• Dave Melillo
• Jimmy Eat World
• The Rocket Summer
• JamisonParker
• Time and Distance
• The Get Up Kids

• Sunny Day Real Estate
• Bob Dylan
• The Beach Boys
• R.E.M.
• Embrace
• Elvis Costello
• Jawbreaker

• Teddy Geiger
• Foreverinmotion
• Brendon Matthew Thomas
• Brittney Elizabeth
• Ronnie Day
• Secondhand Serenade
• The Morning Of

• Further Seems Forever
• The Agency
• The Vacant Andys

Formed:

Jan 1, 1999 in Boca Raton, FL

Genres:

Rock Music, Alternative Rock Music, Singer/Songwriter Rock Music, Emo

Decades Active:

1990's|2000's

Artistic Quality

Low

Cultural Impact

Medium

Popularity

Medium

Ratings Guide

The alternative rock outfit Dashboard Confessional hails from Boca Raton, FL, and is chiefed by singer/songwriter Christopher Carrabba. Marking his first solo effort with the release of The Swiss Army Romance, Carrabba also fronted other rock bands such as Further Seems Forever and the Vacant Andies. Dashboard Confessional allows Carrabba to mold simple acoustics with passionate wordplay to make for a delightful introduction to his individual work. Both the Drowning EP and the second full-length Places You Have Come to Fear the Most were issued in early 2001. Pop kids of the TRL generation united for Dashboard Confessional's emocore style, for 2001 proved golden for Carrabba. "Screaming Infidelities" became a modern rock hit and a joint tour with The Weakerthans was also a monumental move for Dashboard Confessional. The ~Vagrant Across America tour in summer 2001 with labelmates No Motiv, Hot Rod Circuit and Alkaline Trio pushed Dashboard Confessional's further into the spotlight while proving that this punk-revival thing wasn't a fluke. With the buzz still on, the lovelorn So Impossible EP was released in early 2002. Sunny Day Real Estate's Dan Hoerner also joined Carrabba for what was now a duo.

- MacKenzie Wilson, All Music Guide