Infomaniac

Infomaniac is the second studio album by American indie rock band Nightmare of You.

Infomaniac
Studio album by
Nightmare of You
Released4 August 2009
Recorded2009
GenreIndie rock
LabelThe Bevonshire Label, Brookvale Records
ProducerNightmare of You
Nightmare of You chronology
This Is Hell / Nightmare of You
(2008)		 Infomaniac
(2009)

Background

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.[1] 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.[2] On August 23, a third demo, titled "Long Island", was posted online.[3] "Eustacia Vye" was made available on the group's Myspace on November 19.[4]

Release

On April 27, 2009, Infomaniac was announced for release in July.[5] The album was originally set to be released through their own record label, The Bevonshire Label, on July 21,[6][7] but later delayed until August 4.[8]

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AbsolutePunk68%[9]
Allmusic[10]

AbsolutePunk 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.[9]

Track listing
  1. "Good Morning, Waster"
  2. "Eustacia Vye"
  3. "I Think I'm Getting Older"
  4. "Someday But Not Today"
  5. "Hey Sweetheart"
  6. "Experimental Bed"
  7. "Amsterdam"
  8. "Gavi"
  9. "Tell Me When It's Over"
  10. "A Pair of Blue Eyes"
  11. "Please Don't Answer Me"
  12. "Goodnight, Devil"

References
  1. "Nightmare Of You post new demo song". Alternative Press. Alternative Press Magazine, Inc. July 22, 2008. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
  2. "Nightmare Of You post another new demo". Alternative Press. Alternative Press Magazine, Inc. July 29, 2008. Retrieved July 23, 2017.
  3. "Nightmare Of You post yet another new demo". Alternative Press. Alternative Press Magazine, Inc. August 23, 2008. Retrieved July 24, 2017.
  4. "Nightmare Of You post "Eustacia Vye"". Alternative Press. Alternative Press Magazine, Inc. November 19, 2008. Retrieved July 28, 2017.
  5. "Nightmare Of You announce Infomaniac". Alternative Press. Alternative Press Magazine, Inc. April 27, 2009. Retrieved August 9, 2017.
  6. "Nightmare of You - Infomaniac - Release Date". AbsolutePunk.net. 2009-07-21. Retrieved 2012-02-25.
  7. "Nightmare Of You detail "Infomaniac"". Punknews.org. Retrieved 2012-02-25.
  8. Archived June 7, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  9. Gregory Robson. "Nightmare of You - Infomaniac". AbsolutePunk. Retrieved 2009-10-07.
  10. DiGravina, Tim. "Review: Infomaniac". Allmusic. Retrieved 24 April 2010.
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