Overlake is a

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and indie rock trio from

Jersey City, New Jersey Jersey City is the second-most populous city in the U.S. state of New Jersey, after Newark.Sighs'' on compact disc and digital download on April 15, 2014, via Killing Horse Records. They performed at the 2014

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music festival. Drummer Nick D'Amore joined the band three years later in 2015. They released "Travelogue" as a single on 7"-vinyl on October 30, 2015, also via the record label Killing Horse Records, and toured the South and Midwest of the United States extensively throughout 2016. The single was recorded and Mixed by Tom Beaujour at Nuthouse Recording in Hoboken, New Jersey in January 2015, and mastered by Joe Lambert at JLM Mastering in Jersey City, New Jersey.

Bar/None Records

After seeing a few Overlake concerts, Bar/None Records label owner Glenn Morrow signed them, in late 2016. Their second studio album '' Fall'' was released on compact disc and digital download on May 12, 2017, via Bar/None Records. Speaking about the album, Barrett said "I like that it's only eight songs because there are a couple of epics on it." The album was listed as a local worthy album in ''

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'' The Best Shoegaze and Dream Pop of 2017. In 2017, Overlake opened for the Brian Jonestown Massacre at Union Transfer in Philadelphia.

Members

*Tom Barrett – guitar and vocals *Nick D'Amore – drums *Lysa Opfer – bass and vocals

Past members

*Scotty Imp – drums *Paul Andrew – drums *Mike DiTullio – drums

Discography

;Albums *'' Sighs'' (2014) *'' Fall'' (2017) ;Singles *"Travelogue" (2015) *"Winter is Why" (2015)

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External links

* *{{Discogs artist, 3826975 Indie pop groups from New Jersey Killing Horse Records artists Musical groups established in 2012 Rock music groups from New Jersey 2012 establishments in New Jersey