Dark Light Daybreak

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Dark Light Daybreak
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Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 12, 2006 (2006-09-12)
Genre Indie rock
Length37:18
Label Saddle Creek Records
Producer Andy LeMaster
Now It's Overhead chronology
Fall Back Open
(2004)
Dark Light Daybreak
(2006)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 68/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Pitchfork 6.6/10 [3]

Dark Light Daybreak is the third studio album by Athens-based band, Now It's Overhead. It was released on September 12, 2006.

Track listing

  1. "Let the Sirens Rest" – 4:09
  2. "Estranged" – 4:01
  3. "Walls" – 3:43
  4. "Believe What They Decide" – 3:39
  5. "Night Vision" – 3:51
  6. "Type A" – 2:25
  7. "Dark Light Daybreak" – 3:53
  8. "Meaning to Say" – 4:01
  9. "Let Up" – 3:26
  10. "Nothing in Our Way" – 4:10

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References

  1. "Dark Light Daybreak by Now It's Overhead" . Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  2. Dark Light Daybreak at AllMusic
  3. Howe, Brian (25 September 2006). "Now It's Overhead: Dark Light Daybreak | Album Reviews | Pitchfork". Pitchfork Media . Retrieved 11 September 2013.