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- Date Released: November 14, 2000
- Genre: Alternative/Punk
- Style: Emo, Indie Rock
- Label: Vagrant Records
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We Say...
Breaking from the missionary-style post-hardcore of his main band Further Seems Forever, Chris Carrabba's Dashboard debut immediately delves into the tortured indie-folk that would become his stock in trade — the very first song on the album is about a broken heart. Recorded on the cheap with just an acoustic guitar and some gut-level, definitively emo vocals, nearly every other track on The Swiss Army Romance follows suit. The album may be cast in only one shade, but this isn't a complaint as much as a testament. Carrabba consistently stripped his emotions to the bone before every crushed-out teen with a newly purchased Ovation came around to cop his prose. These spare bloodlettings were barely touched when indie-punk giant Vagrant successfully fought with the album's original imprint, Drive-Thru Records, to reissue the disc a few years later; at least the messy label drama produced two pop-oriented bonus tracks (including the synth-y "This Is a Forgery") for Dashboard completists to pore over.
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They Say...
A solo effort from Chris Carrabba, Swiss Army Romance was essentially acoustic emo. Aside from using an acoustic guitar, however, Carrabba sticks to the usual emo tropes , with personal lyrics that impressionable teenagers would find easy to relate to. His voice is powerful and heartful, and he displays how beautiful an acoustic guitar can sound, but he does brush against the samey sound that many emo artists encounter. What makes Swiss Army Romance stand out are the excellent songs, spotlighted by "Screaming Infidelities" and "Living in Your Letters."
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| 01. |  |
Screaming Infidelities |
3:33 |
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| 02. | |
The Sharp Hint Of New Tears |
3:02 |
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| 03. | |
Living In Your Letters |
3:40 |
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| 04. | |
The Swiss Army Romance |
3:06 |
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| 05. | |
Turpentine Chaser |
3:20 |
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| 06. | |
A Plain Morning |
3:40 |
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| 07. | |
Age Six Racer |
2:21 |
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| 08. | |
Again I Go Unnoticed |
2:24 |
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| 09. | |
Ender Will Save Us All |
5:14 |
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| 10. | |
Shirts And Gloves |
2:54 |
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| 11. | |
Hold On |
2:08 |
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| 12. | |
This Is A Forgery |
5:38 |
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| 13. | |
Untitled Track |
4:02 |
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13 Total Tracks, 45:02 Total Length
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Credits
- Dashboard Confessional - Main Performer // Jolie Lindholm - Vocals (Background) // James Paul Wisner - Keyboards // James Paul Wisner - Producer // Chris Carrabba - Arranger // Chris Carrabba - Vocals
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