Dashboard Confessional- A Mark, A Mission, A Brand, A Scar IVC Edition (In Hand)
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DASHBOARD CONFESSIONAL - "A MARK, A MISSION, A BRAND, A SCAR" IVC EDITION
#2241/3000
2LP Gatefold for the First Time
Includes 3 Non-LP Bonus Tracks:
“This Old Wound”
“The End of an Anchor”
“Hands Down (feat. Michael Stipe)” from MTV2 Covers
Pressed on Translucent Milky Clear and Opaque Black Galaxy Vinyl
Mastered for Vinyl by Levi Seitz at Black Belt Mastering
Bonus Lithograph Photo
Strictly Limited to 3,000 Copies
Individually Numbered
Few bands defined emo in the 2000s more than Dashboard Confessional. On this breakthrough third album, frontman Chris Carrabba perfectly distills post-adolescent angst and the dizzyingly wide emotional spectrum it entails. Romantic hopefulness (“Hands Down”) hangs out with revenge-fueled breakups (“Rapid Hope Loss”) on songs whose sincerity is matched only by their intimacy. After two relatively low-key albums, A Mark, A Mission, A Brand, A Scar is, to quote Rolling Stone, “the toughest, most assured music [Carrabba] has ever made, summing up the vulnerable charisma that has made him a cult idol for fans.”
Channeling both 1970s soft rock and Eighties hardcore, Carrabba hits his vocal high mark on this landmark album. “Most [emo] artists … can’t muster a wide emotional range,” wrote Blender at the time. “They’re good at rage or wonder, but not both. Carrabba can hit both poles in a single song.”
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