Now It's Overhead's self-titled is the first release by the band, Now It's Overhead

Now It's Overhead

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...

 from Athens, Georgia

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...

. It was released October 21, 2001.

Saddle Creek had previously established themselves by releasing music by artists from Omaha, Nebraska

Omaha, Nebraska

Omaha is the largest city in the state of Nebraska, United States, and is the county seat of Douglas County. It is located in the Midwestern United States on the Missouri River, about 20 miles north of the mouth of the Platte River...

. This was label's first full-length release from a non-Nebraska based band. For this release, the band consisted of Andy LeMaster (vocals, instruments, recording), 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...

 (bass, keyboards, trumpet, vocals), 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...

 (keyboards, vocals), and Clay Leverett (drums, vocals).

Andy LeMaster, former Sugar bassist David Barbe

David Barbe

David Barbe is an American musician and producer/engineer from Athens, Georgia and director of the Music Business Certificate Program at the University of Georgia. He is chief of Chase Park Transduction studio in Athens...

, and current Glands bassist Andy Baker jointly own and operate Chase Park Transduction Recording Studio in Athens. Along with the Now It's Overhead recording, Chase Park has been host to recent recordings by Japancakes

Japancakes

-History:Rhythm guitarist Eric Berg formed the band with the idea of putting ten musicians in a band without any rehearsal, and performing a D chord for 45 minutes . He continued performances with numerous instrumentalists before releasing their first recording If I Could See Dallas on Kindercore...

, 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...

, Seaworthy, Amy Ray

Amy Ray

Amy Elizabeth Ray is an American singer-songwriter and member of the contemporary folk duo Indigo Girls. She also pursues a solo career and has released four albums under her own name, and founded a record company, Daemon Records....

, and the Glands.

Track listing

1. Blackout Curtain (4:17)
2. Who's Jon (4:19)
3. Hi (4:03)
4. Hold Your Spin (3:47)
5. 6th Grade Roller (3:03)
6. Wonderful Scar (4:03)
7. With a Subtle Look (5:01)
8. Goodbye Highway (3:58)
9. Skeleton on Display (4:56)