| Infomaniac | |
| Type: | Album |
| Artist: | Nightmare of You |
| Cover: | NightmareInfomaniac.jpg |
| 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 |
| Prev Title: | Nightmare of You |
| Prev Year: | 2006 |
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]
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.