Impasto Gardens, the debut solo album from Nightmare of You guitarist Joseph McCaffrey, is out now on all streaming platforms. The 11-song LP was mixed and mastered by Danny Kalb (Beck, Ben Harper, et al.), features Richard Penzone on drums (Head Automatica, Color Film), and a vocal appearance by Brian Bonz. The independent release is also available on 12″ 180G vinyl that will ship next month.
Nightmare of You’s Joseph McCaffrey is independently releasing his debut solo album under the name Impasto Gardens. The self-titled LP will be released on January 19th and is now up for pre-order. The first single “Support Systems” is available on all streaming platforms.
Nightmare of You’s classic debut album is getting a vinyl pressing.
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Nightmare of You have announced they’ll be playing some shows next year.
Brandon Reilly of Nightmare of You is recording a new solo EP. He’s got a PledgeMusic campaign up for the release:
I’m recording my debut solo EP soon – and I’d like you to be a part of the making of it. Your pledge will give you access to exclusive and personalized items, as well as access to a myriad of behind-the-scenes footage that went into making this EP.
Few music critics, and/or consumers, were expecting the self-titled debut from Nightmare of You (NOY), the braintrust of ex-Movielife guitarist Brandon Reilly, to be as engaging as it was. And yet in the fall of 2005, Reilly and his three friends: now-departed drummer Sammy Seigler, guitarist Joe McCaffrey and now-departed bassist Ryan Heil, churned out a near-flawless work of 11, literate, Smiths-inspired offerings. Equal parts creative and caustic, the self-titled was an auspicious effort that marked the start of something very special. Or so we thought. The Long Island quartet followed their shimmering debut with the brief, but sonically different Bang EP, a disc that geared more towards experimentation and improvisation. From the danceable title track to the off-kilter “Herbal Jazz Cigarette,” NOY seemed to push the creative boundaries a bit further than most were expecting. So it comes with baited breath, that the group has released their second and long-awaited full-length Infomaniac, without two of its founding members.
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What do At The Drive-In, Taking Back Sunday, and The Movielife all have in common? Other than releasing genre-defying albums, they’ve also have broken up and each have produced two new bands. At The Drive-In gave us The Mars Volta and Sparta, Taking Back Sunday gave us a new TBS and the John Nolan-led Straylight Run, and the Movielife spawned I Am The Avalanche and Nightmare Of You. While TBS and Sparta have tried to recreate their older sound, TMV and SLR have drifted away from their previous band’s sound and have gave us something more original and fresh. When The Movielife broke up, Vinnie Caruana formed I Am The Avalanche and guitarist Brandon Reilly formed Nightmare Of You. While IATA began where The Movielife left off, Nightmare Of You follows in the vein of Straylight Run; a mellow indie band that features more accomplished and mature songwriting than before. Reilly is the lyricist, vocalist, and guitarist for NOY, while the rest of the band is rounded out by guitarist Joe McCaffrey, bassist Ryan Heil (although he joined NOY after the album was recorded, Lader played bass on most of the album) and drummer Sammy Siegler. Produced by Jason Lader, Nightmare Of You offers 11 dark pop songs that burst with memorable melodies, sarcastic lyrics, and great emotion.
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