Hailing from Athens, Georgia, Now It’s Overhead is the brainchild of Andy LeMaster, studio engineer and sometimes collaborator with Bright Eyes. Reminiscient of The Cure or Ride, Now It’s Overhead mines deep into heavy distortion and lush arrangements. The band’s first two albums on Saddle Creek were critical succeses, gaining accolades from such heavyweights as REM’s Michael Stipe. Yet their third and most recent, Dark Light Daybreak, is likely to break them out of cult recognition. Once again working with both Orenda Fink and Maria Taylor of Saddle Creek favorites Azure Ray as well as longtime drummer Clay Leverett, Dark Light Daybreak expands on its predecessors with haunting harmonies and dreamlike melodies. Now It’s Overhead performs at Mohawk Place on Monday (Nov. 6) at 9pm. Opening is Besnyo and All Kinds Of Liars