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Audio CD (October 2, 2007) Original Release Date: October 2, 2007 Label: Vagrant Records The Shade of Poison Trees is the fifth studio album recorded by the band Dashboard Confessional. The album in its entirety was posted on the band's MySpace page on September 28, 2007, and it was released on October 2, 2007 on Vagrant Records. This album was very much kept a secret, with no news of its development leaking out. The official Vagrant announcement, released on August 16, 2007, stated that The... Read Full Story

New this week from Dashboard Confessional, The Shade of Poison Trees comes touted as a return to acoustic solo roots. Do not, however, expect an expounding on the old standards. Shade is not as instant, as visceral, as The Places You Have Come To Fear The Most or even A Mark, A Mission, A Brand, A Scar. Where Dashboard's picture-perfect poster boy unleashed emo onto the mainstream on early records, this album does not have any of the howls and haunts one might expect. Instead, Chris... Read Full Story

DASHBOARD CONFESSIONAL’s Chris Carrabba played his 2nd (of 3) solo acoustic performances in New York City last night at The Highline Ballroom. Carrabba was extremely conversational the entire night and said that he had a ton of family and friends in the audience. The nearly 2 hour set was comprised of many of the Dashboard Confessional hits, as well as fan favorites, and a few new songs from their latest effort The Shade Of Poison Trees. (more…) Read Full Story

“A Mark, A Mission, A Brand, A Scar” is the first Album released by Dashboard Confessional. Filled with emotionally charged songs, Dashboard Confessional had become synonymous with “emo”. Songs that are regarded as awkward and personal marked this Album. Despite it’s inherent nature, which focuses more on “loss and longing”, it easily bypasses traditional standards in the current genres, specifically that of Hiphop, Pop, and others saturated with sexual meaning. (more... Read Full Story

Hello It's DiVad here with a "low budget" music video I made for a Dashboard Confessional Contest Staring my girl Beatrice "Bea" Arias and Cleo the dog. Album: "Shade of Poison Trees" Track:"Thick As Thieves" Director/Editor David A. Gonzalez Dashboard Confessional Viral Video Submission visit DiVad's myspace page here: video DiVads's videos page here: Read Full Story