Now It's Overhead
Dark Light Daybreak

Published under Saddle-Creek Records, Now It's Overhead is the band from Bright Eyes part-time collaborator Andy LeMaster.
They hail from the hometown of R.E.M., Athens, Georgia.
Highly regarded by R.E.M. themselves, these young musicians combine garage rock with indie/pop influences that not many can achieve.
Relatively unknown and largely overlooked by critics, they are one of those niche bands you should definitely get a chance to know.
I must say that I became familiar with them because, as a fan of R.E.M., I saw them as a supporting act for them in London last February, and, while my only company from Italy was a Carling, I was completely captivated by this band.

"Dark Light Daybreak" is the third studio album by Now It's Overhead and it exudes maturity, a unique style, now acquired and in the process of clear definition.

Indie pop sounds are drenched in garage showers that make every song much more flavorful.
An "underground" style, but not like "The Strokes"; here we are faced with a band that is forming and not splashed across television and dozens of festivals worldwide.
Andy Lemaster's voice is accompanied by a powerful and relentless drum intertwined with electric guitars and a piano.

The listening experience flows swiftly, track after track, in a succession of strong and engaging sensations. It's a "different" kind of rock than what's out there. They sound like Placebo at a Deus house.

Beautiful in this album besides the opening track "Let The Sirens Rest" and "Night Vision". Three minutes and fifty seconds of noise/psychedelic rock where the only instruments are Andy's deep and intimate voice resting on the same motif that repeats constantly while a bass from the deep darkness paints a picture of those "dark tones" "à la Smashing Pumpkins".

The title track is an engaging new-prog rock and at the same time lightweight, tinted with melancholy mixed with adolescent rage.
The closing becomes romantic with "Let Up", a beautiful, sweet, and profound little ballad with acoustic guitar and drums. The singing here is calm and velvety.

A band on the path to maturation that deserves more attention. If you find them, enjoy the listening.