Now It's Overhead
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Now It's Overhead were an indie rock
band fronted by singer/songwriter Andy LeMaster
and based in Athens
, Georgia
. Their first album, a self-titled collection of songs LeMaster wrote over a period of two years in the late 90s, quickly rose from a studio project to a full-time band with the assistance of drummer Clay Leverett, Orenda Fink
and Maria Taylor
of Azure Ray
. They were the first band not hailing from Nebraska
to be signed by Omaha
-based Saddle Creek Records
.
In 2004 they released their sophomore, critically acclaimed album Fall Back Open
, which included a duet with Michael Stipe
of REM
, a long-time supporter of the band. That year, the band also embarked on a US tour as support for REM, who are also from Athens, Georgia.
Now It's Overhead's third album Dark Light Daybreak
was released on September 12, 2006. In 2007, they supported Scottish
indie-rock band Idlewild
on their tour of Great Britain.
Indie rock
Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...
band fronted by singer/songwriter Andy LeMaster
Andy LeMaster
Andy LeMaster is an American singer-songwriter and producer/engineer from Athens, Georgia. His primary band is Now It's Overhead. LeMaster has engineered, produced, and performed in many of the releases on the Saddle Creek label, including records by Bright Eyes, Now It's Overhead, Azure Ray,...
and based in Athens
Athens, Georgia
Athens-Clarke County is a consolidated city–county in U.S. state of Georgia, in the northeastern part of the state, comprising the former City of Athens proper and Clarke County. The University of Georgia is located in this college town and is responsible for the initial growth of the city...
, Georgia
Georgia (U.S. state)
Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...
. Their first album, a self-titled collection of songs LeMaster wrote over a period of two years in the late 90s, quickly rose from a studio project to a full-time band with the assistance of drummer Clay Leverett, Orenda Fink
Orenda Fink
Orenda Fink is a musician on Saddle Creek Records.Born in Birmingham, Alabama, Fink was half of the Southern dream pop duo Azure Ray from 2001 to 2004. Fink is also a former member of Now It's Overhead, another Saddle Creek band. She released her first full-length solo album Invisible Ones on...
and Maria Taylor
Maria Taylor
Maria Diane Taylor is an American singer/songwriter from Birmingham, Alabama. She is also a member of the duo Azure Ray with Orenda Fink, as well as the band Now It's Overhead, both of which are signed with Saddle Creek Records...
of Azure Ray
Azure Ray
Azure Ray is an American dream pop duo, consisting of musicians Maria Taylor and Orenda Fink. The pair met at the age of 15 at the Alabama School of Fine Arts...
. They were the first band not hailing from Nebraska
Nebraska
Nebraska is a state on the Great Plains of the Midwestern United States. The state's capital is Lincoln and its largest city is Omaha, on the Missouri River....
to be signed by Omaha
Omaha
Omaha may refer to:*Omaha , a Native American tribe that currently resides in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Nebraska-Places:United States* Omaha, Nebraska* Omaha, Arkansas* Omaha, Georgia* Omaha, Illinois* Omaha, Texas...
-based Saddle Creek Records
Saddle Creek Records
Saddle Creek Records is an American record label based in Omaha, Nebraska. Started as a college class project on entrepreneurship, the label was founded by Conor Oberst and Justin Oberst in 1993 . Conor soon turned over his role in the company to Robb Nansel...
.
In 2004 they released their sophomore, critically acclaimed album Fall Back Open
Fall Back Open
Fall Back Open is the second release by Athens-based band, Now It's Overhead. It was released March 9, 2004.-Track listing:#"Wait in a Line" – 3:40#"Surrender" – 3:37#"Profile" – 4:27#"Turn & Go" – 3:25#"Fall Back Open" – 4:29...
, which included a duet with Michael Stipe
Michael Stipe
John Michael Stipe is an American singer and lyricist. He was the lead vocalist of the alternative rock band R.E.M.Stipe is noted and occasionally parodied for the "mumbling" style of his early career as well as his social and political activism. He was in charge of R.E.M.'s visual image; often...
of REM
R.E.M.
R.E.M. was an American rock band formed in Athens, Georgia, in 1980 by singer Michael Stipe, guitarist Peter Buck, bassist Mike Mills and drummer Bill Berry. One of the first popular alternative rock bands, R.E.M. gained early attention due to Buck's ringing, arpeggiated guitar style and Stipe's...
, a long-time supporter of the band. That year, the band also embarked on a US tour as support for REM, who are also from Athens, Georgia.
Now It's Overhead's third album Dark Light Daybreak
Dark Light Daybreak
Dark Light Daybreak is the third release by Athens-based band, Now It's Overhead. It was released September 12, 2006.-Track listing:#"Let the Sirens Rest" – 4:09#"Estranged" – 4:01#"Walls" – 3:43#"Believe What They Decide" – 3:39...
was released on September 12, 2006. In 2007, they supported Scottish
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
indie-rock band Idlewild
Idlewild (band)
Idlewild are a Scottish rock band, formed in Edinburgh, in 1995, comprising Roddy Woomble , Rod Jones , Colin Newton , Allan Stewart and Gareth Russell...
on their tour of Great Britain.
Albums
- Now It's OverheadNow It's Overhead (album)Now It's Overhead's self-titled is the first release by the band, Now It's Overhead from Athens, Georgia. It was released October 21, 2001.Saddle Creek had previously established themselves by releasing music by artists from Omaha, Nebraska. This was label's first full-length release from a...
(2001) - Saddle Creek RecordsSaddle Creek RecordsSaddle Creek Records is an American record label based in Omaha, Nebraska. Started as a college class project on entrepreneurship, the label was founded by Conor Oberst and Justin Oberst in 1993 . Conor soon turned over his role in the company to Robb Nansel... - Fall Back OpenFall Back OpenFall Back Open is the second release by Athens-based band, Now It's Overhead. It was released March 9, 2004.-Track listing:#"Wait in a Line" – 3:40#"Surrender" – 3:37#"Profile" – 4:27#"Turn & Go" – 3:25#"Fall Back Open" – 4:29...
(2004) - Saddle Creek RecordsSaddle Creek RecordsSaddle Creek Records is an American record label based in Omaha, Nebraska. Started as a college class project on entrepreneurship, the label was founded by Conor Oberst and Justin Oberst in 1993 . Conor soon turned over his role in the company to Robb Nansel... - Dark Light DaybreakDark Light DaybreakDark Light Daybreak is the third release by Athens-based band, Now It's Overhead. It was released September 12, 2006.-Track listing:#"Let the Sirens Rest" – 4:09#"Estranged" – 4:01#"Walls" – 3:43#"Believe What They Decide" – 3:39...
(2006) - Saddle Creek RecordsSaddle Creek RecordsSaddle Creek Records is an American record label based in Omaha, Nebraska. Started as a college class project on entrepreneurship, the label was founded by Conor Oberst and Justin Oberst in 1993 . Conor soon turned over his role in the company to Robb Nansel...
Compilations
- Saddle Creek 50Saddle Creek 50Saddle Creek 50 is a compilation by Saddle Creek Records in honor of being the label's 50th album release. It was released in 2003 and features one album track and one non-album track by each of the bands then recording for the label.-Disc 1:...
(2002) - Saddle Creek RecordsSaddle Creek RecordsSaddle Creek Records is an American record label based in Omaha, Nebraska. Started as a college class project on entrepreneurship, the label was founded by Conor Oberst and Justin Oberst in 1993 . Conor soon turned over his role in the company to Robb Nansel... - Lagniappe: A Saddle Creek Benefit for Hurricane KatrinaLagniappe (album)Lagniappe is a compilation album put together by Omaha record label Saddle Creek, after the events of Hurricane Katrina. It is a benefit album, and all profits from its sale are donated to the Red Cross' relief efforts in New Orleans....
(2005) - Saddle Creek RecordsSaddle Creek RecordsSaddle Creek Records is an American record label based in Omaha, Nebraska. Started as a college class project on entrepreneurship, the label was founded by Conor Oberst and Justin Oberst in 1993 . Conor soon turned over his role in the company to Robb Nansel...