Overhead, The Albatross

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Overhead, The Albatross
Origin Dublin
Genres
Years active2009 (2009)–present
LabelsNice Weather For Airstrikes
Members
  • Vinny Casey
  • Stevie Darragh
  • Luke Daly
  • David Prendergast
Past members
  • Joe Panama * Ben Garrett
Website overheadthealbatross.bandcamp.com

Overhead, The Albatross is an Irish instrumental post-rock band from Dublin. [1] [2] [3]

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Career

Overhead, The Albatross was founded in 2009; their name derives from a line in Pink Floyd's song "Echoes": "Overhead the albatross / Hangs motionless upon the air / And deep beneath the rolling waves / In labyrinths of coral caves / An echo of a distant time / Comes willowing across the sand / And everything is green and submarine." [4]

They have played at Electric Picnic, Castlepalooza, Indiependence, Hard Working Class Heroes and The Camden Crawl. [5]

Their debut album was mostly instrumental, with vocals from The King's Hospital Choir and Straffan Lads Choir, and instrumentation from members of the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra. Most of it was recorded in Písek, Czech Republic, in 2012–13. Released in 2016, Learning to Growl was nominated for the Choice Music Prize.

Bassist Joe Panama left the group in 2016. [6]

Drummer Ben Garrett left the group in 2024 before the release of their second album "I Leave You This", which was voted "Best Post-rock Album 2024 by Where Post Rock Dwells. They signed to Nice Weather For Airstrikes in 2024. Ben Wanders, from Limerick Ireland currently plays drums for the group now.

Personnel

Discography

EPs
Albums

References

  1. ↑ "Overhead, the Albatross Tickets | 2020-21 Tour & Concert Dates | Ticketmaster IE". www.ticketmaster.ie.
  2. ↑ "Overhead, The Albatross - Interview | Feature". GoldenPlec.
  3. ↑ White, Stephen (29 October 2015). "Overhead, the Albatross to headline the Workman's Club".
  4. ↑ "Overhead, The Albatross are soaring high with own brand of instrumental rock". www.irishexaminer.com. 20 June 2016.
  5. 1 2 "Overhead, The Albatross | Other Voices". www.othervoices.ie.
  6. ↑ "Overhead, The Albatross at The Bowery on April 20th 2018 | Live Review". GoldenPlec.
  7. ↑ Clayton-Lea, Tony. "Album of the Week: Overhead, the Albatross – Learning to Growl". The Irish Times.
  8. ↑ "Overhead, The Albatross - GIAF 17 concert". Galway Advertiser.
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