Not a lot more to say than simply ‘WOW’. I’ve seen Overpass a number of times before including festivals and in-stores but this was another level. Maybe it was the intimacy of such a small venue maybe they are just getting better and better but they literally took the roof off.
The crowd was already hyped from two fantastic support acts then they came on and just slayed it. Their guitar driven anthemic songs about young adulthood just came thick and fast. Still riding high on the back of the fantastic album ‘Elsewhere, Always’ that came out this year and ever growing fan base. If you haven’t heard the album then the first question is have you been living under a rock? Get in the car, stream it through you Apple CarPlay, relax and enjoy the drive, just avoid looking in the rear view mirror as the size of the smile on your face might shock you or pedestrians walking past.
Young and old were bouncing hands in the air and singing along to every track. This Birmingham based indie rock band consisting of Max Newbold on vocals and guitar who just owns his place on stage, Elliot Rawlings on Guitar subtle in his presence but such a talent, blew me away at the in-store with his playing, India Armstrong on Bass who sways beautifully along to every track and what a partnershiup with Jake Bishop on Drums, they have certainly got that special something, so evident and comfortable to watch.
Setlist
Union Station
Sandman
I Will
Slow
Like No Other
Forever, You
American Girls / Born Slippy
Be Good to Yourself
Right Time
Stay Up
Heaven
Bonnie & Clyde Pt.2
Beautiful
3AM
Fall in Love
Take It or Leave It
Is This Real?
When I met them briefly this year at Vinilo Record Shop the first thing I said was “now that’s how you do an in-store!” A comment gratefully received, same applies here, just fantastic live and it’s evident on other social feeds the feeling is shared by many. This album and previous tracks still have legs but based on the songwriting so far and the quality of the four of them I look forward to what’s to come. Apologies for the basic images i was just too busy watching but check our Tik Tok channel for more.
Little Grandad
A band I was unaware of but not now, obviously I was there but now on the playlists and looking forward to the album release and in-stores in January. I had a chat with them at the end and we talked lanes, they certainly have their own. Definitely not trying to conform to any trends they had a unique sound that left you wanting. It’s very easy with three guitars on stage to go for the obvious, nothing was obvious, they slowed it down the sped it up they added a trumpet while the drummer took over in guitar it just kept me guessing which was great. Their genre is listed as Americana, indie rock and slacker rock and they ticked all there boxes and ticked them on their own terms.
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Matt Felix
To sum up Matt Felix, great voice, great songs and some great swagger. Looking at him on stage it would be hard to imagine him doing anything else in life? His social bio says “Musician, cinematic indie rock written & produced by me”. Cinematic indie rock, I like that and it does hit the nail on the head. One of those support acts you’d never heard of but glad you saw and as soon as he started you just wanted him to play another hour so definitely keeping an eye out for the next time he swings by this way. The entire band worked as a whole, vocally, musically and visually and as I said in the initial summing up they had the songs that deserved the applause and cheers when wrapping their set up.
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