''Overlook'' is the fourth album by

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, released on August 16, 2011, on Saddle Creek Records. After moving back to her hometown of

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, Taylor was unable to write for nearly a year, eventually composing the entire album over two weeks during a break in touring with

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. This release marks the first time Taylor produced her own album. ''Overlook'' was engineered by

musician Les Nuby, who also played drums and guitar, and also features her brother Macey Taylor of

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on bass, banjo, organ and keyboards and Browan Lollar of St. Paul and The Broken Bones on guitar. On May 12, 2011,

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announced the upcoming release of ''Overlook'' and that Taylor would be supporting Jason Isbell on a full U.S. tour. Paste called ''Overlook'' "her best, most animated collection in years."

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rated the album 8.6/10. The album's second single "Matador" premiered on

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's "Hive" on July 11, 2011. The video for "Matador," featuring 15 musicians performing around a fire, premiered on Paste on November 21, 2011. "Like it Does" was featured in an episode of the

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sitcom, Suburgatory. "Matador" was also featured in the opening scene of an episode of the CBS sitcom,

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Track listing

#"Masterplan" – 4:39 #"Matador" – 4:20 #"Happenstance" – 2:43 #"Like It Does" – 4:04 #"Bad Idea?" – 3:43 #"Idle Mind" – 3:00 #"In A Bad Way" – 4:05 #"This Could Take a Lifetime" – 3:39 #"Along for the Ride" – 2:16

References

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