written by Jessica Gentile
Armed with an acoustic guitar and his shrilly yet passionate, trademark voice Carrabba forsakes the rocking full band set-up of 2006's "Dusk And Summer" and makes a return to the quieter aesthetic that defined his earlier releases. While Poison Trees acknowledges Carrabba's acoustic roots as a musician, however, it still very much continues the band's traditional approach to overly earnest, emotive songwriting.
Nearly a decade into his career the emo-poster boy's lyrics are still as personal as ever. Of course at times they are also incredibly vague and non-descript. Carabba spends most of his time lamenting lost loves or bitterly indicting his exes, as on Little Bombs. It is easy to accuse Dashboard of singing (or rather, more aptly screaming) songs about petty, lovelorn cliches. However none of these themes should come as a surprise to those familiar with Dashboard's discography. It's essentially a given that long time fans will find much to love, no matter how bogged down by angst it gets. In fact, that's probably what made so many people fans in the first place.
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For nearly a decade, Dashboard Confessional has made a career feeling your pain. With an impassioned (some would say whiny voice) frontman Chris Carrabba returns with twelve more tracks of emotional baggage on The Shade of Poison Trees Dashboard's fifth full length album. Armed with an acoustic guitar and his shrilly yet passionate, trademark voice Carrabba forsakes the rocking full band set-up of 2006's "Dusk And Summer" and makes a return to the quieter aesthetic that defined his earlier releases. While Poison Trees acknowledges Carrabba's acoustic roots as a musician, however, it still very much continues the band's traditional approach to overly earnest, emotive songwriting. Nearly a decade into his career the emo-poster boy's lyrics are still as personal as ever. Of course at times they are also incredibly vague and non-descript. Carabba spends most of his time lamenting lost loves or bitterly indicting his exes, as on Little Bombs. It is easy to accuse Dashboard of singing (or rather, more aptly screaming) songs about petty, lovelorn cliches. However none of these themes should come as a surprise to those familiar with Dashboard's discography. It's essentially a given that long time fans will find much to love, no matter how bogged down by angst it gets. In fact, that's probably what made so many people fans in the first place.
at u'r face, i think they would buy u'r album ..