Nightmare of You

Nightmare of You is one of my new favorite bands. I discovered them through Jeff VanderMeer's monthly newsletter. VanderMeer is a marvelous literary fantasy writer who's turned me on to numerous bands throughout the years.

Anyway, Nightmare of You is a new band out of New York. They play music that's best described as a blend of sugary power-pop with indie cred. Their sweet romantic songs 'Marry Me', or 'My Name is Trouble' have lyrics like "I want to kiss you on the mouth and tell you
I'm your biggest fan". Their slick style conjures immediate comparisons to the Fall Out Boy, Jimmy Eat World, Panic! genre.

The closest comparison that jumps to my mind is OK Go. But Nightmare has some very questionable lyrics in some songs...too explicit for my tastes, so I bought the album but ended up having to delete 3-5 songs.

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I have fallen in love with Nightmare of You. They've jumped onto my Immediate Buy list...and onto my list of Top bands.