Now It's Overhead

Now It's Overhead was 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 1990s, 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 R.E.M., 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.