Brandon Reilly (born May 18, 1981) is an American musician, best known as the
lead singer
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and
guitarist
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for the band
Nightmare of You
Nightmare of You is an American indie rock band from New York City. Formed in 2004, the band currently consists of original founder vocalist Brandon Reilly, guitarist Joseph McCaffrey, and drummer Michael Fleischmann.
They have toured the US, a ...
.
Biography
Reilly first played with the Long Island
hardcore
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band Confide,
featuring Gregory Catanese of Forklift Driver. Reilly described the sound of Confide as "
Tripface fighting One4One in an alley behind a
laundromat
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while
Snapcase
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tried to break it up." After Confide disbanded due to the music going in a more emotional style, Reilly joined up and helped form The Rookie Lot. The band played locally and released a demo tape, as well as a split 7-inch with fellow Long Islanders, Yearly. The Rookie Lot dissolved, seeing Reilly join
The Movielife
The Movielife is a Long Island punk rock band composed of vocalist Vinnie Caruana, guitarist Brandon Reilly, and drummer Brett Romnes. The band originally formed in 1997 and disbanded in 2003, but announced their official reunion in December 201 ...
as the lead guitarist whilst other members formed the band
Brand New. After The Movielife broke up he formed
Nightmare of You
Nightmare of You is an American indie rock band from New York City. Formed in 2004, the band currently consists of original founder vocalist Brandon Reilly, guitarist Joseph McCaffrey, and drummer Michael Fleischmann.
They have toured the US, a ...
,
an
indie pop
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act. He began writing his own songs while still in The Movielife. Before beginning Nightmare of You he had never done vocals; he was admittedly "a little scared" of singing and thought his voice was "not tempered to be a vocalist, especially not a lead vocalist."
Personal life
Reilly's brother, Travis Reilly, is in the Long Island
hardcore punk
Hardcore punk (also known as simply hardcore) is a punk rock music genre and subculture that originated in the late 1970s. It is generally faster, harder, and more aggressive than other forms of punk rock. Its roots can be traced to earlier punk ...
band
This Is Hell.
In November 2009 Brandon married his wife Daniela Duff. Together they reside in Tarrytown, New York.
The band announced via their Facebook page that Brandon's wife gave birth to baby boy, Holden ArthurLee Reilly, on June 16, 2011, and another son, Somerset Odell Reilly was born on January 15, 2015.
References
External links
Brandon Reillyon
Myspace
1981 births
Living people
American punk rock guitarists
American punk rock singers
American rock guitarists
American male guitarists
Singers from New York (state)
Nightlife in New York City
People from Levittown, New York
People from Bushwick, Brooklyn
Guitarists from New York (state)
21st-century American singers
21st-century American guitarists
21st-century American male singers
The Movielife members
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