Holyhead (2023)
Each week between now and Thanksgiving, we will post a fresh, downloadable live track from our archives, each one recorded at a local venue either on or off The Peninsula.
FROM EUSTON TO HOLYHEAD
DISCOGRAPHY
An Overnight Low released the first single from Holyhead, “Chemistry”, and local radio consistently included it on their playlists through the summer of 2023. It also received national acclaim. Glasse Factory mentioned that, “An Overnight Low might be teaching us a lesson here with ‘Chemistry’. That in order to be truly happy, we must learn how to exist outside the box. Break the boundaries set by society and reach out for the things that make us happy” and Roadie Music said that, “The colors of dreams and desires show the ocean of possibilities that only this work managed to bring together in a clear and engaging way”. The second single from Holyhead, “Step Into the Light” also found favorable national reviews from Austin Town Hall: “Heavy riffs ring melodically, matched by vocal harmonizing, feeling like an added instrument in its own right. Honestly, this track wouldn’t be out of place on a Teenage Fanclub LP, as its got just enough stomp to keep rock fans, though definitely leaning into the group’s pop inclinations”. Our pal at mp3hugger found it “funny how it all reminded me of Low but with the brakes off and them going for it full throttle”, while Last Day Deaf said that, “Step Into the Light’ shines as a beacon of indie optimism, an essential addition for aficionados of the genre”.
Portland (2022)
Each week between now and Thanksgiving, we will post a fresh, downloadable live track from our archives, each one recorded at a local venue either on or off The Peninsula.
Connolly, Part One (2020)
An Overnight Low “channels the retro sound of R.E.M. for this swooning alt-rock delight.”
Piccadilly (2015)
"...A MUSICAL CONTINUATION, THAT’S VERY MUCH IN KEEPING WITH THE TUNEFUL, MELODIC, BEATLES-HAUNTED INDIE POP THAT WAS PRESENT ON THE FIRST ALBUM."
In the beginning...
“Maine songwriter Chad Walls earned his Doctorate in Education at the University of Manchester. The grind of seemingly ceaseless travel back and forth between the United Kingdom and his native United States was surely exhausting, but it also afforded Chad the opportunity for plenty of reflection. The sum result of all that contemplation was several songs, the formation of a band -An Overnight Low- and the album ‘Euston’,” (The Cud, Evan Kanarakis).
“Inspired by the likes of REM, XTC and Simon & Garfunkel, the band is from Maine but spends time in the U.K. Many of the songs on the album are inspired by their travels around the country, Manchester in particular,” (Biddeford Courier, Molly Lovell-Keely).
Rocker/teacher extraordinaire Chad Walls’ six-person band has been a Portland highlight since 2014, cranking out three solid albums as a sort of trilogy of Britpop, which no one else does around here. Listening to them feels like traveling on a red-eye bus with nowhere to go and all the time to get there. Pack your bags and get lost in the clear harmonies and nostalgic beats as they carry you away from your life. Or at least to the next train station. Rolling out 2017 strong, they recently released a live album recorded at WMPG, titled Live: Local Motives. Keeping with the train metaphors, An Overnight Low has proved they’re not just passing through, they’re here to stay.