Barrie-James O'Neill

Barrie-James O'Neill
Birth name Barrie-James O'Neill
Also known as NiGHTMARE BOY
Born (1987-12-20) 20 December 1987
Glasgow, Scotland
Origin Los Angeles, California
Genres
Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter
Instruments Vocals, piano, guitar, drums, bass guitar
Years active 2008–present
Labels Vertigo, Acid Bird, Mercury, Bigger Splash
Associated acts Kassidy
Website apple.co/1RFCfEz

Barrie-James O'Neill (born 20 December 1987) is a Scottish singer, songwriter from Glasgow, Scotland. O'Neill started songwriting at the age of 20. On 1 February 2014, as the founder and frontman of the band Kassidy, O'Neill, left the band and moved to Los Angeles, he adopted the stage name "Nightmare Boy" as a solo artist. He has released two singles and an EP.[1][2] On April 8, 2016, O'Neill released his debut album Cold Coffee, which included the official singles "Angel Tears", "Way Over My Head" and "Night Burns".

Career

In 2013, During his time in Los Angeles, California, O'Neill had worked on variety projects. One of which was a collaboration with American singer-songwriter Lana Del Rey on a duet of the song “Summer Wine,” made famous by Lee Hazlewood and Nancy Sinatra.

O'Neill's first promotional single "Mary", was released on February 17, 2014, The music video was released on 31 October 2013.

The music video for "Chivalry Is Alive And Well And Living In Glasgow" was released on 27 January 2015.[3] Revealed by Pitchfork which was 4 minutes 28 seconds in length.[4] On March 16, 2015, "Chivalry Is Alive And Well And Living In Glasgow" was released as a promotional single from "Hate" (2015). On March 24, O'Neill released the four track extended play Hate online[5][6] On May 8, 2014 O'Neill announced plans to launch a short film titled SCUMBaG. It was filmed in late 2013 to early 2014, directed by Joe Rubalcaba.[7][8] The short film premiered on May 8, 2015.

On 22 September 2015, Riverside was released online, featuring vocals by Lana Del Rey[9]

His debut full-length album, titled Cold Coffee, was released worldwide On 8 April 2016.[10] with 789,00 copies sold in its first week. On April 4 and 10 saw the release of the singles "Way Over My Head" and "Night Burns".

Discography

Studio albums

Extended plays

Title Details
Mary / Par^noid [11]
Hate [12]

References

  1. ↑ Kevin Bronson (2015-05-12). "Ears Wide Open: Nightmare Boy –". Buzzbands.la. Retrieved 2015-10-11.
  2. ↑ "Lana Del Rey Collaborator/Ex-Boyfriend Barrie-James O'Neill Is NiGHTMARE BOY, Shares "Chivalry Is Alive and Well and Living in Glasgow" Video | News". Pitchfork. 2015-01-27. Retrieved 2015-10-11.
  3. ↑ "Nightmare Boy – Chivalry Is Alive And Well And Living In Glasgow | Music Video – Conversations About Her". Conversationsabouther.net. Retrieved 2016-09-17.
  4. ↑ "NiGHTMARE BOY - "Chivalry Is Alive And Well And Living In Glasgow" (Official Music Video)". YouTube. 2015-01-27. Retrieved 2016-09-17.
  5. ↑ Michael, Travis (2015-03-31). "Buddyhead ...for the children". Buddyhead.com. Retrieved 2015-10-11.
  6. ↑ Venardos, Victoria (2015-03-26). "News: NiGHTMARE BOY Releases 'HATE' EP". Renowned for Sound. Retrieved 2016-09-17.
  7. ↑ "NiGHTMARE BOY Shares New Short Film SCUMBaG". Broadwayworld.com. Retrieved 2015-10-11.
  8. ↑ "NiGHTMARE BOY Shares New Short Film SCUMBaG". Ventsmagazine.com. 2015-05-08. Archived from the original on 2015-05-28. Retrieved 2015-10-11.
  9. ↑ http://genius.com/Barrie-james-oneill-riverside-lyrics
  10. ↑ "Cold Coffee by Barrie-James O'Neill on Apple Music". Itunes.apple.com. 2016-04-08. Retrieved 2016-09-17.
  11. ↑ "Mary / Para^noid - Single by Nightmare Boy on iTunes". Itunes.apple.com. 2014-02-17. Retrieved 2015-10-11.
  12. ↑ "Hate - EP by Nightmare Boy on iTunes". Itunes.apple.com. 2015-03-24. Retrieved 2015-10-11.
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