Dashboard Confessional Bio

The alternative rock outfit Dashboard Confessional hail from Boca Raton, FL, and are headed 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 allow 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, and 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 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; later that year, an MTV Unplugged date was released, and a summer tour opening for Weezer followed. Sunny Day Real Estate's Dan Hoerner also joined Carrabba for what was now a duo. Carrabba returned in 2003 with a full band for A Mark, a Mission, a Brand, a Scar, and contributed the hit single "Vindicated" to 2004's Spider-Man 2 soundtrack.