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Fans of MTV’s documentary series “Laguna Beach” should listen closely to the show’s background music: they could be listening to music hand-picked by a celebrity music supervisor.

First up is Dashboard Confessional frontman Chris Carrabba, who MTV has selected to oversee the scoring of an upcoming episode of Laguna. Carrabba has chosen four songs to be included in the show: “Ageless Beauty” by Stars, “This Isn’t Farmlife” by Essex Green, “Lloyd I’m Ready to be Heartbroken” by Camera Obscura and “Pin Your Wings” by Copeland. Of course, one of Dashboard’s own songs, “Currents,” will also be heard during the episode.

This won’t be the first time Carrabba’s music has been featured on the show – Dashboard songs have been played during several previous episodes.

“In an era where everyone makes playlists and mixtapes, it’s just a hair cooler to do it to something with visuals,” Carrabba told Billboard.com.

Meanwhile, MTV’s director of music creative and licensing Joe Cuello said, “We want kids to know that he collaborated on the sound of the show and influenced how it feels.”

When Dashboard Confessional and Brand New first toured together in 2003, they must’ve gotten along pretty damn well.

According to Billboard, the two bands have just announced they’ll team up for another North American trek.

Both bands will be supporting new or upcoming albums. In the case of Brand New, their latest effort is due to hit streets on November 21. Dashboard Confessional’s “Dusk and Summer” LP came out in June.

Unfortunately for the majority of Canadians, only one date has been announced north of the border — December 6 in Toronto.

For anyone else who’s looking for a fall road trip, find the closest American city in the following list of dates:

Oct. 13: Mesa, Ariz. (Mesa Amphitheatre)
Oct. 17: San Jose, Calif. (San Jose Civic Auditorium)

Oct. 18: Bakersfield, Calif. (Rabobank Arena)
Oct. 20: Las Vegas (UNLV Intramural Field)
Oct. 21: San Diego (Cox Arena)
Oct. 23: Salt Lake City (McKay Center)
Oct. 24: Denver (Magness Arena)
Oct. 25: Omaha, Neb. (Midamerica Center)
Oct. 27: Chicago (Allstate Arena)
Oct. 28: Detroit (EMU Convention Center)
Oct. 29: Wilkes-Barre, Pa. (Wachovia Arena)
Oct. 31: Des Moines, Iowa (Val Air Ballroom)
Nov. 2: Morehead, Ky. (Morehead State)
Nov. 4: Fort Smith, Ark. (Fort Smith Convention Center)
Nov. 6: Birmingham, Ala. (Boutwell Civic Auditorium)
Nov. 7: Atlanta (Arena at Gwinnett Center)
Nov. 9: Tampa, Fla. (St. Pete Times Forum)
Nov. 10: Boca Raton, Fla. (Mizner Park Amphitheatre)
Nov. 11: Orlando, Fla. (UCF Arena)
Nov. 15: Winston-Salem, N.C. (Lawrence Joel Memorial Coliseum)
Nov. 17: Philadelphia (Tweeter Center)
Dec. 6: Toronto (Arrow Hall)
Dec. 8: New York (Madison Square Garden)
Dec. 9: Boston (Tsongas Arena)