Less than a week ago, Dashboard Confessional and The All-American Rejects set out on a summer-long adventure. To commemorate the tour, both bands covered each other. Dashboard Confessional chose “Move Along” and The All-American Rejects settled on “Hands Down”.
Both covers can be heard HERE.
“When covering a song, we try to adhere as closely as we can to the most recognizable earmarks,” explains Chris Carrabba. “Most importantly the melody. The fun comes in the choices the band can make around those earmarks. We had a blast making ‘Move Along’ ours. The song has so much color and power it was easy to feel inspired by it.”
Tyson Ritter adds, “’Hands Down’ is an open-hearted story of young love. In the original recording, the vocal performance is something that carries you through that tale of pure discovery. Vocally, my immediate intention was to play the opposite. For the musical canvas, we wanted to take all the candy away from this song and feed it nothing but opiates, leaving you feeling as if the instrumentation itself was the nerves the lyrics were expressing.”
UPCOMING TOUR DATES:
# The Maine
* The Social Animals
% Dashboard Confessional and The All-American Rejects
Jul 18 Sandy City Amphitheater * Sandy, UT
Jul 21 Myth * St. Paul, MN
Jul 22 Stir Cove at Harrah’s Casino * Council Bluffs, IA
Jul 23 The Pageant * St. Louis, MO
Jul 25 Express Live! # Columbus, OH
Jul 26 Fillmore Detroit # Detroit, MI
Jul 29 Tag’s Summer Stage # Big Flats, NY
Jul 30 Sands Event Center # Bethlehem, PA
Aug 03 Central Park Summer Stage # New York, NY
Aug 04 Foxwoods Resort Casino # Mashantucket, CT
Aug 05 Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion # Gilford, NH
Aug 06 Blue Hills Bank Pavilion # Boston, MA
Aug 08 Stage AE # Pittsburgh, PA
Aug 09 Festival Pier # Philadelphia, PA
Aug 10 Wolf Trap # Vienna, VA
Aug 12 Ascend Amphitheater # Nashville, TN
Aug 13 Charlotte Metro Credit Union Amp. # Charlotte, NC
Aug 15 Ravinia Festival % Highland Park, IL