''Infomaniac'' is the second studio album by American
indie rock
Indie rock is a Music subgenre, subgenre of rock music that originated in the United States, United Kingdom and New Zealand from the 1970s to the 1980s. Originally used to describe independent record labels, the term became associated with the mu ...
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 ...
.
Background
In October 2007, the band announced that they had begun working on their second album. Between April and June 2008, the band toured across the US; the April dates were supported by
Edison Glass
Edison Glass was an American indie rock band from Coram, Long Island, New York, consisting of Joshua Silverberg (singer/guitarist), Josh "Mountain" Morin (singer/bassist), Joe Morin (drummer), and James Usher (guitarist). The band was called ...
and
Jukebox the Ghost, while the remainder were supported by
the Graduate,
Paper Rival
Paper Rival was an indie rock band formed in late 2005 from Nashville, Tennessee. Originally known as Keating, the band changed its name to Paper Rival in 2007 after a tour of Canada where the band was mistaken for a Canadian band who already poss ...
, and Edison Glass. On July 22, 2008, a demo of a track titled "I Think I'm Getting Older" was posted on the band's
Myspace profile. It was mentioned that the band had recently recorded 6 or 7 songs in guitarist Joe McCaffrey's bedroom. On July 29, another demo, titled "Someday But Not Today" was posted online. It was mentioned that the band were writing and demoing songs for their next album. In August 2008, third and fourth demos, "Hey Sweetheart" and "Long Island", were posted online. "Eustacia Vye" was made available on the group's Myspace on November 19.
Release
In January 2009, the band played a few East Coast shows with Bottle Up and Go and
U.S. Royalty. On April 27, 2009, ''Infomaniac'' was announced for release in three months' time; alongside this, "Infomaniac" was posted on the band's Myspace profile. The following week, the album's track listing was posted online. On May 20, 2009, "I Think I'm Getting Older" was posted online. After supporting
Alkaline Trio and
Saves the Day on their co-headlining US tour, Nightmare of You embarked on their own headlining US tour, between June and August 2009. They were supported by
Plushgun
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, Brian Bonz and Aushua. The album was originally set to be released through their own record label, The Bevonshire Label, on July 21, but later delayed until August 4. On December 24, 2009, a music video was released for "Experimental Bed".
Reception
AbsolutePunk
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awarded the album a score of 68%, saying "everything on Infomaniac feels muted and tame. The drums barely come alive, the guitars are far too airy and light, and even Reilly's vocals appear wayward and overly self-indulgent." Reviewer Gregory Robson also mentioned numerous times that it did not live up to their debut
self-titled album.
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Track listing
# "Good Morning, Waster" – 1:44
# "Eustacia Vye" – 3:34
# "I Think I'm Getting Older" – 2:45
# "Someday But Not Today" – 4:11
# "Hey Sweetheart" – 2:26
# "Experimental Bed" – 3:37
# "Amsterdam" – 4:38
# "Gavi" – 3:50
# "Tell Me When It's Over" – 3:40
# "A Pair of Blue Eyes" – 3:54
# "Please Don't Answer Me" – 4:13
# "Goodnight, Devil" – 2:52
References
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2009 albums
Nightmare of You albums