Maritime is an American indie pop band formed in 2003 after the breakup of The Promise Ring and The Dismemberment Plan .
67-517: The Promise Ring released their fourth studio album Wood/Water in April 2002; by October of that year, the band had broken up. Davey von Bohlen and Dan Didier of the Promise Ring started a band called In English. The pair came up with an album's worth of tracks that they subsequently demoed. They received interest from the Promise Ring's previous label Anti- ; Bohlen said they made a deal over
134-411: A microsite before its April 23 release. The album spawned a single and music video for "Stop Playing Guitar". The video was posted online on May 3, and it was directed by former GusGus members Arni + Kinski. The song was also released as a single on July 9 on 7" vinyl and CD . To promote the album, the Promise Ring began by delivering two acoustic in-store performances, and then headlined
201-607: A 13-date acoustic tour with New Found Glory (who played acoustic sets as well) on November 30, 2009. Dashboard Confessional performed as the opening act for the Bon Jovi Circle Tour in 2010. On July 31, 2010, Carrabba performed at the top of Pikes Peak in Colorado for the second annual Love Hope Strength Foundation and Health ONE Pikes Peak Rocks benefit, honoring cancer survivors and raising money and awareness for research and treatment. On October 4, 2010, it
268-521: A Mission, a Brand, a Scar . Peaking at No. 2 on the United States Billboard charts, the album proved to be the band's most commercially viable album yet. In the fall of 2003, Dashboard Confessional toured with Brand New . In the summer of 2004, Dashboard Confessional recorded the song " Vindicated " for the film Spider-Man 2 . It was featured on the soundtrack and played over the film's end credits. Due to such usage,
335-548: A US tour in April and May 2002, being supported by the Weakerthans . On May 24, 2002, the band performed on Late Night with Conan O'Brien , then moved on to a supporting slot on Jimmy Eat World 's tour of the UK. Wood/Water was released in the UK during this stint on May 27, 2002. The Promise Ring's supporting slot for Jimmy Eat World continued into some US dates in late July and early August 2002. In September and October,
402-460: A bump on the road; Bohlen flew head-first through the windshield. Bohlen (who had head trauma ), Burton (who had broken bones), and Didier were released from the hospital the following morning. Gnewikow, however, was in the intensive care unit for three further weeks due to a broken collarbone and other injuries. Following the van accident, the band decided to replace their bassist once again, hiring Scott Schoenbeck in favor of Burton. The band took
469-664: A continuation of the founding members' previous bands: emo bands None Left Standing, Ceilishrine, and Cap'n Jazz, all of whom played a particular kind of emo localized in the Midwestern United States . The Promise Ring became known as part of " second wave " emo, which was more geographically diverse than the first; Theo Cateforis wrote in Grove Music Online that the Promise Ring became leaders of this period alongside Austin, Texas-based Mineral and Seattle, Washington-based Sunny Day Real Estate . Over
536-778: A major motorcycle accident in 2020, Dashboard Confessional released a pre-recorded stream show titled Lonely Hearts & Lovers on February 14, 2021. They played a 19-song set, shot in Riverside Revival Church in Nashville, Tennessee, in 4K ultra HD. In February 2022, another Valentine's stream was announced. This show was shot in gardens in Southern California, and they played 12 songs. In February 2022 Dashboard Confessional released their ninth studio album, All The Truth That I Can Tell . Dashboard Confessional and Jimmy Eat World began their 'Surviving
603-686: A six-week break to recover from the van accident before resuming shows with Jimmy Eat World in the East Coast of the US, and a European stint with Jets to Brazil . The band again toured with Jets to Brazil across the US in October and Japan in November. In October 1998, the band released the Boys + Girls EP, which contained the two tracks "Tell Everyone We're Dead" and "Best Looking Boys". In March 1999,
670-459: A special Valentine's Day gift to fans, Carrabba released a free download on his MySpace page entitled "Even Now (Acoustic Version)" from their forthcoming studio album. In June 2009, the band began "sequencing the album," suggesting that the upcoming album was close to completion. In August 2009, Dashboard Confessional contributed a song to the motion picture soundtrack for the dark comedy film Jennifer's Body , titled "Finishing School." It
737-537: A tweet in November 2011, the band played two reunion shows in February 2012. To coincide with the reunion, the Promise Ring announced they would be releasing a rarities collection in the summer of 2012 on former (and reunited) manager Jeff Castelaz's record label, Dangerbird Records ; this collection never surfaced. Between May and September 2012, the band played a variety of US shows and festivals, including The Bamboozle , Riot Fest , and Fun Fun Fun Fest . Around
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#1732772889748804-507: A whole. Though the band reportedly did not like the album in retrospect, it was praised for its "very catchy, very intense, [and] very powerful" material. The group opted for a cleaner, more pop -oriented sound on Nothing Feels Good , which contrasted 30° Everywhere and the punk-like approach Bohlen used in Cap'n Jazz, with critics noting a shift toward power pop in addition to the band's already established emo sound. Nothing Feels Good
871-654: A year and a half. Two outtakes from the Very Emergency sessions were included on the Electric Pink EP, released in mid-May. The band took the next few months off to recuperate. They began playing shows again in September, when the band supported Bad Religion for three weeks on their US tour; however, Bohlen developed a post-operative infection during this stint that resulted in the group dropping off. They played shows in February 2001 to make up for
938-467: Is from Sugar Land, Texas . He attended Dulles High School and graduated high school in 1993. He attended the University of Texas at Austin and graduated in 1997 with a degree in fine art. Lefler started playing guitar in 1989 and piano shortly thereafter. His first instrument was a PVT-60 which his father had purchased from a pawn shop. He started writing songs when he about 18 years old, after seeing
1005-612: Is noted for pushing the band to the forefront of the emo scene, which helped to forge the way for subsequent landmark releases by their peers, such as Something to Write Home About (1999) by the Get Up Kids and Bleed American (2001) by Jimmy Eat World. Nothing Feels Good and the Boys + Girls EP foreshadowed the Promise Ring completely shifting toward pop, which was fully displayed on Very Emergency . The sessions with Riley sparked another stylistic turn, differing significantly from that of Very Emergency ; Wood/Water ,
1072-486: The John Lennon bio-pic, Imagine . Lefler had piano lessons for a few months while in high school. "My recital piece was Bruce Hornsby 's "The Way It Is". It was terrible. I've never had another lesson (or recital) of any kind since." When describing his piano technique, he stated, "I tend to play the piano with my fists more than anything." Lefler joined Dashboard Confessional in 2002 after having flown out to meet
1139-552: The Dismemberment Plan ; the group would later become known as Maritime . They released their debut studio album Glass Floor in 2004 through DeSoto Records after it had been passed on by Anti-, and have since released four more studio albums. The Promise Ring has reunited for several reunion shows and tours. These began with a one-off show at the Flower 15 Festival in late November 2005 at Metro Chicago . Following
1206-472: The Explosion and Pele. In May and June, the band was scheduled to go on a European tour with Burning Airlines, however, on the day they were due to leave to begin the shows, Bohlen was diagnosed with meningioma , a brain tumor variant. The tour was immediately cancelled and Bohlen underwent surgery on May 8. Up to this point, he had been suffering from strong headaches whenever the band performed for
1273-609: The Hotel Choir , was released on October 16, 2007, also on Flameshovel Records in the US and was released on Grand Hotel van Cleef in Germany on October 12, 2007, who also released Maritime's other two albums in Europe. "Guns of Navarone" was the first single from the new album. In late April, 2010, the band announced that they were leaving Flameshovel Records and had signed with Dangerbird Records . Their fourth album Human Hearts
1340-620: The London and Mario Caldato Jr. in Los Angeles. "Say Goodbye Good" was produced by Caldato during this period, but the majority of the record ended up being produced by Street at Jacobs Studios in Farnham . Schoenbeck was unhappy with the stylistic change during the Los Angeles sessions and left before working with Street. He was replaced by Ryan Weber of Camden for the remainder of the album ' s recording. The title, Wood/Water ,
1407-523: The Promise Ring began in 1999, when Bohlen and Didier formed the acoustic side project Vermont , which featured Chris Rosenau of Pele. Seidel and Weber formed Decibully in 2001, with Gnewikow joining them briefly as their drummer. In late 2000, Bohlen was a guest on " A Praise Chorus " by Jimmy Eat World, who the Promise Ring had befriended on tour; the song became a promotional single for its parent album, Bleed American , in 2002. In 2003, Bohlen and Didier formed In English with Eric Axelson, formerly of
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#17327728897481474-517: The Reason in May. Both releases were successful, with the band continuing to tour and work on material that would feature on their debut album. The Promise Ring's first studio album titled 30° Everywhere , was released by Jade Tree in September 1996. Retrospectively, band members have voiced their dislike of the record; according to Bohlen, the album was recorded in only five days. The band additionally
1541-475: The Smiths , Counting Crows , Morrissey , Paul Simon , Steve Earle , Green Day , Elvis Costello , the Promise Ring , Sunny Day Real Estate , Mineral , Sick of It All , and Weezer . John C. Lefler (born March 18, 1975) is an American songwriter, singer, guitarist, and pianist. He is a former member of Dashboard Confessional. Lefler has a been an freelance graphic designer since 2012. Lefler
1608-597: The Truth Tour' on February 27, 2022. In early April 2022, Dashboard Confessional announced the Hello Gone Days co-headlining tour with Andrew McMahon In The Wilderness , to kick off on July 31 and last through September 7. Opening acts included Cartel , The Juliana Theory , and Armor for Sleep . Former member John Lefler filled in for Armon Jay for the Dallas show of the tour. Dashboard Confessional toured
1675-450: The US with his band, Burning Airlines , through October and November; they were joined by Pele and the Dismemberment Plan , among others. Further shows were added with Burning Airlines, pushing the trek into early December. The band performed in Japan in February 2000, before taking a break. They went on an American East Coast and Midwest tour the following month with Rich Creamy Paint,
1742-479: The US. Texas Is the Reason guitarist Norman Brannon acquired copies of the group's demo and 7-inch single and gave them to Jade Tree co-founder Tim Own. Shortly afterwards, the band was signed to the independent label for a three-album contract. After further touring at the start of 1996, the Falsetto Keeps Time EP was released in February, and was followed by a split single with Texas Is
1809-735: The United States with the Counting Crows on the Banshee Season Tour in the summer of 2023. Dashboard Confessional's style is emo that takes the sound of alternative rock , indie rock and acoustic rock . Dashboard Confessional's influences include Fugazi , Minor Threat , Descendents , Guy Clark , the Beach Boys , Bruce Springsteen , Superchunk , the Cure , Jawbreaker , R.E.M. , Operation Ivy ,
1876-527: The album, titled Nothing Feels Good , at Easley McCain Recording with producer J. Robbins of Jawbox . The relationship between Didier and Beschta throughout the sessions progressively deteriorated. Around the release of Nothing Feels Good , For the album's supporting tour, Beschta was replaced on bass by Tim Burton, a former bandmate of Gnewikow's in None Left Standing. A music video
1943-591: The album. The recordings were mixed at Smart Studios , before they were mastered by Alan Douches at West Side Music. Jade Tree released Very Emergency on September 28, 1999. Around the time of release, they went on a brief tour to promote the album on the East Coast and in Canada with Euphone. Doane returned to film the music video for "Emergency! Emergency!"; the band agreed to make the video because Doane volunteered to do it for free. It premiered on 120 Minutes in October. The band reconvened with Robbins to tour
2010-477: The band before the album was released to record and release his second solo album, The Places You Have Come to Fear the Most , and a follow-up EP, So Impossible ; both were released under the name Dashboard Confessional. By 2002, three other musicians had joined Dashboard Confessional. After the success of his second album, Carrabba was asked to perform on MTV Unplugged , and the subsequent live release marked
2077-414: The band gained a sizable audience for their next release the following summer, Dusk and Summer . "Vindicated" was not, however, released on A Mark, a Mission, a Brand, a Scar but was included on most versions and deluxe edition versions of Dusk and Summer . In May 2005, Dashboard Confessional entered the studio to record their fourth album with producer Daniel Lanois . The album, Dusk and Summer ,
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2144-584: The band had 500–600 copies of 30° Everywhere to sell over the course of several gigs, the album sold out at CBGB's . The band further promoted 30° Everywhere starting with a six-week US tour with Texas Is the Reason, followed by a European tour in April–May 1997. Immediately following the European tour's conclusion, the band began writing new material for their second album, sometimes jamming for inspiration. The group went to Memphis, Tennessee, and recorded
2211-432: The band is derived from the song "The Sharp Hint of New Tears" off their debut album, The Swiss Army Romance . Dashboard Confessional's first recording was the 2000 album The Swiss Army Romance , initially a solo side project of Chris Carrabba while he was in the band Further Seems Forever . The following year, Further Seems Forever , with Chris Carrabba , recorded its debut album, The Moon Is Down . Carrabba left
2278-451: The band made what would be their final appearances as part of the 2002 Plea for Peace tour. Although the Promise Ring planned to film a video for "Suffer Never" after Plea for Peace, Epitaph and Anti- announced on October 14, 2002, that they had broken up. The band explained the following week that they had decided to focus on other projects, and had been considering parting ways for several months. The first side project originating from
2345-511: The band performed new material during a few shows, leading up to their European tour that April. Following that stint, the group began recording their next album Very Emergency , at Inner Ear Studios in Washington, D.C. J. Robbins would return as the producer of the new album, but production credit was this time split between Robbins and the band. Robbins, Jenny Toomey and Smart Went Crazy member Hilary Soldati made guest appearances on
2412-538: The band supported the Weakerthans on their headlining US tour. On May 31, 2004, the band released its debut studio album, Glass Floor on DeSoto Records. On February 6, 2006, Axelson announced that he would leave the band. He was replaced on bass guitar by Justin Klug. Their second album, We, the Vehicles, was released on April 18, 2006, on Flameshovel Records to wide critical acclaim. Their third album, Heresy and
2479-525: The band's beginning. The band in the anniversary tour played selected songs from the albums The Places You Have Come to Fear the Most and A Mark, A Mission, A Brand, A Scar . On January 31, 2020, a greatest hits album was released as part of the 20th anniversary titled The Best Ones of the Best Ones . The anniversary tour was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic . Following Carrabba's recovery from
2546-459: The brothers, the band completed The Wimbledons EP on Lefler's own label, Goodhang Records. Being influenced by bands like Jellyfish , Ben Folds , Crowded House , The Police , The Beatles , and U2 , Lefler released Better By Design in June 2009. Better By Design was co-produced by Lefler, along with friends Salim Nourallah and Rip Rowan. In 2012, he released his second EP, Shoutfire . It
2613-465: The cancelled shows they had planned for December. After finishing the rescheduled tour dates in February, the Promise Ring went and worked on material with Kristian Riley of Citizen King . By March 2001, the band had parted ways with Jade Tree, as the label was unable to give the amount of financial support that the band was looking for. After being courted by Epitaph Records , the group signed with their imprint Anti- later that year. With Anti-,
2680-445: The discussion turned to Maritime and von Bohlen referred to the group in the past tense, he quickly corrected himself and clarified that the band was "technically still together" and that there was "another album in them". No new material has been released in the year since the podcast aired, but fans around the world are eagerly awaiting their return. Current members Former members The Promise Ring The Promise Ring
2747-400: The duration of their original run, the Promise Ring would progressively distance themselves from the genre, moving towards pop between Nothing Feels Good and Very Emergency and starting from scratch on Wood/Water with their new label. Their debut record 30° Everywhere carried post-hardcore and punk rock influences, and has been praised as a benchmark and blueprint for emo as
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2814-546: The earlier influence of Carrabba's acoustic harmonies from The Swiss Army Romance and The Places You Have Come to Fear the Most . Dashboard Confessional began recording their sixth studio album, Alter the Ending , in 2008. Carrabba stated that the album could have turned into 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." On February 14, 2009, as
2881-590: The first time many of the songs were recorded with a full band. Also in 2002, the music video for " Screaming Infidelities " won the MTV2 award at the MTV Video Music Awards , beating out Norah Jones , The Strokes , The Hives , Nappy Roots , and Musiq . This video starred Carrabba in both the performance and the storyline. The video was directed by Maureen Egan and Matthew Barry. In 2003, Dashboard Confessional released its third album, A Mark,
2948-539: The group were also looking to move further away from emo, which the band had become increasingly known for while on Jade Tree. Bohlen would liken his band and the label to each other as stylistically synonymous. The group also experienced licensing conflicts with Jade Tree, resulting in difficulties distributing the Promise Ring's releases to labels in other countries, including European releases of Electric Pink and album releases in Japan. Coinciding with an April and May 2001 tour with Camden, their frontman William Seidel
3015-483: The masters to Anti-, the company decided it did not want the album and returned it to them. Bohlen had shopped it to other labels, which turned him down, until he came across Kim Coletta of DeSoto Records . The label had previously released material from the Dismemberment Plan, while Bohlen was aware of Coletta from their work with Jawbox , which he was a fan of. The band went on tour and self-released an EP called Adios on their own label, Foreign Leisure. In October 2003,
3082-563: The near future. On October 30, 2009, however, Carrabba announced via Twitter and Facebook that, due to a last-minute family emergency, the band would be cancelling their Alter the Ending tour with New Found Glory and Never Shout Never with the exception of a November 7 concert with the Louisville Orchestra . Although the longer tour with New Found Glory and Never Shout Never was cancelled, Carrabba announced on his website on November 10, 2009, that he and John Lefler would begin
3149-530: The next few years pursuing many different avenues. In 2011, Chris released Covered in the Flood , a solo album containing covers of other artists. Chris spent the subsequent years touring, working on some of his side musical projects, collaborating with other bands and exploring other creative pursuits such as painting and designing clothes. In an interview with MTV News on October 6, 2017, Chris Carrabba announced that Dashboard Confessional's seventh studio album
3216-494: The only full-length to follow the band's releases on Jade Tree, was an alternative country , indie rock, and pop album, with elements of roots rock , alternative pop , and psychedelic pop . Most recent lineup Past members Touring members Studio albums Citations Sources Dashboard Confessional Dashboard Confessional is an American rock band from Boca Raton, Florida , formed in 1999 and led by singer Chris Carrabba . The name of
3283-750: The phone where Anti would pay for the two to record an album. By June 2003, Eric Axelson of the Dismemberment Plan , who had broken up around the time that the Promise Ring did, had joined In English, which would rename themselves to Maritime. Bohlen had met Axelson at a Dismemberment Plan gig several years prior before either that band or the Promise Ring had released an album. Sessions for their debut album were held at Phase in College Park, Maryland , Inner Ear in Arlington, Virginia , and Polish Moon in Milwaukee, Wisconsin with J. Robbins . After delivering
3350-427: The release of their debut, Shmap'n Shmazz . After the ninth day of that tour, Cap'n Jazz broke up, and Bohlen was able to focus his time on the Promise Ring. The Promise Ring released a 7-inch vinyl single through Foresight Records, which contained the tracks "Watertown Plank" and "Mineral Point". Foresight was owned by a friend of theirs. The band then went on tour, performing in church halls and basements across
3417-432: The release was an underground success, earning the group's attention from independent publications. The attention was drawn and aided by the inclusion of "A Picture Postcard", which had earlier appeared on Falsetto Keeps Time and would go on to become a staple of the emo genre. The song again appeared as part of an EP titled The Horse Latitudes , which effectively reissued the band's earlier work in early 1997. Although
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#17327728897483484-512: The release, Carrabba embarked on a solo tour playing The Swiss Army Romance in its entirety for the tenth anniversary of the release of the album. On December 1, it was announced that Chris Conley of Saves the Day was added to the tour as main support for the West Coast dates. Three-piece band Lady Danville joined them as well. After the release of Alter the Ending , Chris Carrabba spent
3551-518: The rest of the band in Florida. In less than two weeks, Lefler made his first official appearance as a Dashboard Confessional member on the MTV Unplugged recording. He left on his own accord after the band's hiatus began in 2010. In 2005, Lefler and his brothers Bill and Kevin formed an alternative-country band called The Wimbledons in Los Angeles, California. After much infighting between
3618-607: The time of the latter performance, Didier said they had "no interest at all to write new music" and that they had "no plan whatsoever" to play together again. On New Year's Eve 2015, the band played Nothing Feels Good in its entirety at a one-off show at Metro Chicago; when asked about more material, Didier said: "Maybe more shows, but definitely not new music". They then appeared at the 2016 Wrecking Ball festival. The Promise Ring's style has been described at various points throughout their career as emo , indie rock , pop-punk , power pop , and indie pop . The group began as
3685-470: Was an American rock band from Milwaukee , Wisconsin , that is recognized as part of the second wave of emo . Among various other EPs and singles , the band released four studio albums during their initial run: 30° Everywhere (1996), Nothing Feels Good (1997), Very Emergency (1999), and Wood/Water (2002). Their first two albums solidified their place among the emo scene; their third effort shifted toward pop music , while their final record
3752-594: Was announced in December 2001; it would be released on April 23, 2002. It was preceded by an online release of "Get on the Floor" in March, as well as an appearance at South by Southwest later that month. During this performance, Bohlen fainted; he had additional surgery over the next few weeks involving a plate being implanted in his head. Wood/Water was made available for streaming in its entirety on March 26, 2002, via
3819-433: Was announced that Dashboard Confessional's first album, The Swiss Army Romance , would be re-released as a deluxe vinyl album on November 16. The limited edition box set (only 1,000 copies available) included remastered versions of the album's track listing, extended artwork, handwritten lyrics, unreleased photos, guitar picks, and a commemorative tour laminate, all encased in an intricate Swiss army knife case. The day after
3886-405: Was confused about how they wanted to approach the music on the new record; Bohlen described the situation as one "where we had no idea what we wanted to do or how we wanted it to come out." Didier later spoke of his dislike of Casey Rice's engineering on the record, as well as Bohlen's illness during the recording: "it was the wrong recording at the wrong time with the wrong person." Despite this,
3953-402: Was formed in Milwaukee, Wisconsin , from the aftermath of two groups in February 1995: guitarists Jason Gnewikow and Matt Mangan (both from None Left Standing), and drummer Dan Didier and bassist Scott Beschta (both from Ceilishrine). Mangan moved to Indianapolis soon after the group formed, prompting the band to invite Cap'n Jazz guitarist Davey von Bohlen as Mangan's replacement. Bohlen
4020-459: Was friends with Gnewikow prior to this, but Didier and Beschta became new acquaintances to him after joining the group. The band recorded a three-track demo which included "Jupiter", "12 Sweaters Red" and "Mineral Point" that March, and played their first show shortly afterward. In June, the group went on a 10-day tour of the East Coast ; Bohlen soon returned to tour with Cap'n Jazz to support
4087-431: Was in the works. On November 15, it was announced that the group's next album, Crooked Shadows , would be released on February 9, 2018, through Fueled by Ramen . In 2019 Dashboard Confessional released re-recordings of Dusk and Summer , Alter the Ending , and A Mark, a Mission, a Brand, a Scar under a triple LP titled Now Is Then Is Now . In 2020, Carrabba and his band started a 20th anniversary tour celebrating
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#17327728897484154-484: Was made for the album's fourth track, "Why Did Ever We Meet"; it was directed by Darren Doane . Though the sessions were marked by turbulence, the album received excellent critical reception, and was featured on best-of album lists for the year by The New York Times and Teen People . In February 1998, the band was traveling back home from a show while on tour with Hum during a snowstorm. While driving through Nebraska, their van flipped over after Bohlen hit
4221-432: Was much more experimental in nature. The band initially broke up in 2002 and has reunited sporadically since then to perform live, but no new material from the band has since been released. They were last active for a live performance in 2016. The Promise Ring have had an outsized impact on music, influencing numerous bands such as Dashboard Confessional , Basement , Title Fight , and Pet Symmetry . The Promise Ring
4288-479: Was not featured on Alter the Ending . On September 10, 2009, Chris Carrabba confirmed on his Twitter page that the 12-song album would be released on November 10, 2009. It was found out that the album would be released on two discs, the first of which consisted of the full-band version of the album and the second consisted of the acoustic version. In addition, Carrabba stated that Dashboard Confessional would be touring with New Found Glory and Never Shout Never in
4355-493: Was released on April 5, 2011. On July 16, 2015, the band announced the release of Magnetic Bodies/Maps of Bones coming on October 16, 2015, on Dangerbird Records . They also launched a new song "Satellite Love" with a music video compiled of live recording footage. In an August 2022 episode of the Talkhouse podcast, von Bohlen spoke with Jimmy Eat World vocalist Jim Adkins about their dueling careers and legacies. When
4422-440: Was released on June 27, 2006; its first single was " Don't Wait ". 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 , followed by co-headlining an arena tour with Brand New . In 2007, Dashboard Confessional released its follow-up to Dusk and Summer , The Shade of Poison Trees . Unlike its predecessor, this album reflects back on
4489-407: Was welcomed to the Promise Ring as their touring keyboardist. With Didier, Bohlen, and Gnewikow being fans of the Smiths and Blur , the band chose Stephen Street to produce their fourth album, as he had produced for both of those groups. The band ran into budget issues after Street went on vacation and were unable to contact him, so they instead decided to split the recording between Street in
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