- Brandon Reilly
Infobox musical artist
Name = Brandon Reilly
Img_capt = Brandon Reilly playing in Cambridge, MA (Photo by Cory M. Privitera)
Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = Brandon Reilly
Born = birth date and age|1981|5|18
Origin =Long Island, New York
Genre =Indie rock
Years_active = 2004–present
Label =
Associated_acts =The Movielife Nightmare of You The Rookie Lot
URL =Brandon Reilly (born
May 18 ,1981 ) is an Americanmusician , best known as thelead singer andguitarist for the bandNightmare of You .Biography
Reilly first cut his teeth with the Long Island Hardcore band Confide, featuring Gregory Catanese of Forklift Driver. Reilly best described the sound of Confide as "Tripface fighting One4One in an alley behind a
laundromat whileSnapcase tried to break it up." After Confide disbanded due to the music going in a more emotional style, Reilly joined up and helped form The Rookie Lot. The band played locally and released a demo tape, as well as a split 7" with fellow Long Islanders, Yearly. The Rookie Lot dissolved, seeing Reilly joinThe Movielife as the lead guitarist whilst other members formed the bandBrand New . After The Movielife broke up he formedNightmare of You , an eclectic mix of British pop and indie volumetrics. He began writing his own songs while still in The Movielife. Before beginning Nightmare of You he had never done vocals, he was admittedly "a little scared" of singing, he thought his voice was "not tempered to be a vocalist, especially not a lead vocalist."Personal life
Reilly's brother, Travis Reilly, is in the Long Island
hardcore punk bandThis Is Hell .External links
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