| Infomaniac | ||||
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| Released | August 4, 2009 | |||
| Recorded | 2009 | |||
| Studio | Magic Shop, New York City | |||
| Genre | Indie rock | |||
| Length | 41:31 | |||
| Label | The Bevonshire Label, Brookvale | |||
| Producer | Nightmare of You | |||
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Infomaniac is the second studio album by American indie rock band Nightmare of You.
In October 2007, the band announced that they had begun working on their second album. [1] Between April and June 2008, the band toured across the US; the April dates were supported by Edison Glass and Jukebox the Ghost, while the remainder were supported by the Graduate, Paper Rival, and Edison Glass. [2] 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. [3] 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. [4] In August 2008, third and fourth demos, "Hey Sweetheart" and "Long Island", were posted online. [5] [6] "Eustacia Vye" was made available on the group's Myspace on November 19. [7]
In January 2009, the band played a few East Coast shows with Bottle Up and Go and U.S. Royalty. [8] On April 27, 2009, Infomaniac was announced for release in three months' time; alongside this, "Infomaniac" was posted on the band's Myspace profile. [9] [10] The following week, the album's track listing was posted online. [11] On May 20, 2009, "I Think I'm Getting Older" was posted online. [12] 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, Brian Bonz and Aushua. [13] The album was originally set to be released through their own record label, The Bevonshire Label, on July 21, [14] [15] but later delayed until August 4. [16] On December 24, 2009, a music video was released for "Experimental Bed". [17]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AbsolutePunk | 68% [18] |
| AllMusic |    [19] |
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. [18]
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