Now It's Overhead

THIS LP IS A PREORDER ITEM. ALL ITEMS ORDERED ALONGSIDE A PHYSICAL PREORDER WILL SHIP TOGETHER ON OR BEFORE THE RELEASE DATE, SEPTEMBER 18TH, 2026. THE REMASTERED AUDIO FILES WILL BE AVAILABLE TO DOWNLOAD ON THE RELEASE DATE.

Also available in the Signed Print and LP Bundle!

Now It’s Overhead, the beloved project of Athens, GA-based musician/producer/engineer/visual artist Andy LeMaster, has announced that its three acclaimed albums–Now It’s Overhead (2001), Fall Back Open (2004), and Dark Light Daybreak (2006)– will release on vinyl for the first time ever. Newly remastered by LeMaster and arriving as a limited edition run of 500 pressed on Ecomix, the vinyl releases will be accompanied by in the beginning, a five-song digital EP featuring the band’s first new music since 2006: “eleven-seven-thirty-five,” written around the time of the 2001 self-titled album, and “sigh let go,” composed specifically for the EP. It also includes songs “the garden house” (originally released as part of a fundraising campaign for Brian Eno’s EarthPercent Foundation), “Dark Cycle” (previously found on the vinyl version of the Saddle Creek 50 sampler), and “The Book of Love,” a cover of The Magnetic Fields’ from Now It’s Overhead’s 2004 single “Wait In A Line.”

Now It’s Overhead emerged in the early 2000s alongside the era-defining Saddle Creek scene, and its debut album was the first released by the label from a non-Nebraska band. Always essentially a solo project for LeMaster, its recordings frequently featured fellow Athenites Orenda Fink and Maria Taylor (of Azure Ray), while Fall Back Open also had guest vocals from Michael Stipe and Conor Oberst (both of whom LeMaster still collaborates with to this day). Now It’s Overhead has drawn press attention from outlets including ELLE, Interview, MAGNET, Rolling Stone, SPIN, Teen Vogue, Alternative Press, and more, and these long-awaited editions are essential for casual listeners and avid collectors alike.

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Saddle Creek has spent the last few years establishing ourselves by releasing an eclectic range of artists from Omaha, NE. During that time we have met numerous musicians and friends from around the world. Among those are a like-minded and talented pool of musicians residing in Athens, GA. For our first full-length release from a non-Nebraska based band, we are proud to present Now It's Overhead, consisting of our friends Andy LeMaster (vocals, instruments, recording), Orenda Fink (bass, keyboards, trumpet, vocals), Maria Taylor (keyboards, vocals), and Clay Leverett (drums, vocals).

Now It's Overhead's self-titled debut book-ends the life-span of a relationship from hopeful beginnings to a hopeless ending and all points in between. The album's dark melodic pop sensibilities are not unlike those found in earlier works of bands like The Cure, Depeche Mode, and REM, yet are combined with lush sonic layers shared by bands like My Bloody Valentine and Spiritualized. Generally refreshing with a few eerily haunting tracks, this is a beautiful sounding and carefully sculpted composition.

Maria Taylor and Orenda Fink, also of Azure Ray, lend the lush airiness of their voices and harmonies to several songs, although it is Andy that handles the main vocal duties. Acoustic and electronic drum loops provide the circulatory system for these multi-layered tracks. With beats that compliment each song effortlessly, it's not surprising to learn that Andy and drummer Clay Leverett have played music together since their early days in middle school.

This record is a sophisticated collection of airy pop songs full of atmospheric keyboard sounds, layered breathy background harmonies, coronary beats, and soulful lead vocals. Select moments of sparseness punctuate dense layers of lushness. The band's use of space forges a soundscape to be drawn into and hypnotized by.

Vinyl Release Date: September 18th, 2026
Original Release Date: October 2nd, 2001