''Swiss Army Bro-Mance'' is a limited edition

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by American

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bands

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and

Dashboard Confessional Dashboard Confessional is an American rock band from Boca Raton, Florida, formed in 1999 and led by singer Chris Carrabba. The name of the band is derived from the song "The Sharp Hint of New Tears" off their debut album, '' The Swiss Army Roma ...

. The EP was made available for purchase on February 1, 2010 via

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. The tracks were recorded in September 2009 and were initially scheduled to be available at the band's headline shows, which were later cancelled and replaced with an acoustic tour. New Found Glory cover "The Swiss Army Romance" and "Saints and Sailors" in their trademark fast

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style, while Dashboard Confessional cover the former's "Better Off Dead" and "All About Her" with significantly different

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versions.

Background

It was first announced in September 2009 on

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that Dashboard Confessional had been confirmed as the main support for New Found Glory's autumn headline American tour. NFG guitarist

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then hinted the band had been rehearsing Dashboard songs for a possible split

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, which he later confirmed on his

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account days later. Gilbert later posted regular studio updates including a video of him recording his guitar lines for the release. However, shortly before the tour was due to commence, Dashboard Confessional withdrew for personal reasons and the tour was subsequently cancelled. Soon after

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confirmed that as an alternative, a new tour had been arranged which would see both bands perform a series of

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shows. The split had initially been due for sale on the previously cancelled tour, but was later made available online on a limited pressing of 2,500 copies .

Track listing

*Tracks 1 & 2 written and composed by

. Tracks 3 & 4 written and composed by New Found Glory. #"

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" (New Found Glory) - 2:45 #" Saints and Sailors" (New Found Glory) - 2:36 #" Better Off Dead" (Dashboard Confessional) - 3:06 #" All About Her" (Dashboard Confessional) - 3:27

References

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