Overlook (album)

Overlook
Studio album by
Maria Taylor
ReleasedAugust 16, 2011 (2011-08-16)
GenreFolk rock
Length32:27
LabelSaddle Creek Records
ProducerMaria Taylor
Maria Taylor chronology
LadyLuck
(2009)		 Overlook
(2011)		 Something About Knowing
(2013)

Overlook is the fourth album by Maria Taylor, released on August 16, 2011, on Saddle Creek Records. After moving back to her hometown of Birmingham, Taylor was unable to write for nearly a year, eventually composing the entire album over two weeks during a break in touring with Azure Ray.[1] This release marks the first time Taylor produced her own album.[2] Overlook was engineered by Birmingham musician Les Nuby, who also played drums and guitar,[3] and also features her brother Macey Taylor of Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band on bass, banjo, organ and keyboards [4] and Browan Lollar of St. Paul and The Broken Bones on guitar.[5]

On May 12, 2011, Saddle Creek 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."[3] AbsolutePunk rated the album 8.6/10.[6] The album's second single "Matador" premiered on MTV's "Hive" on July 11, 2011.[7] The video for "Matador," featuring 15 musicians performing around a fire, premiered on Paste on November 21, 2011.[8] "Like it Does" was featured in an episode of the ABC sitcom, Suburgatory.[9] "Matador" was also featured in the opening scene of an episode of the CBS sitcom, Unforgettable.[10]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic58/100[11]
Review scores
SourceRating
AbsolutePunk8.6[12]
AllMusicStarStarStarStar[13]
Paste7.9[3]
Under the RadarStarStarStarStarStar[14]

Track listing

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

References

  1. ↑ "Saddle Creek". saddle-creek.com.
  2. ↑ "Review: Maria Taylor: Overlook · Music Review · The A.V. Club". avclub.com. August 16, 2011. Archived from the original on February 22, 2015. Retrieved February 12, 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 "Maria Taylor: Overlook". pastemagazine.com. Archived from the original on February 22, 2015. Retrieved February 12, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Preview albums from two Birmingham bands". AL.com. Archived from the original on February 22, 2015. Retrieved February 12, 2015.
  5. ↑ "12 QUESTIONS WITH MARIA TAYLOR - Reverend Guitars". reverendguitars.com.
  6. ↑ "Maria Taylor - Overlook". AbsolutePunk.net. October 8, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Maria Taylor, "Matador" — Song Premiere - MTV Hive". MTV Hive. Archived from the original on July 14, 2015. Retrieved February 12, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Video Premiere: Maria Taylor - "Matador"". pastemagazine.com. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved February 12, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Maria Taylor - hihi!! " like it does " will appear on the... - Facebook". facebook.com.
  10. ↑ "Unforgettable". TuneFind. Archived from the original on February 19, 2025. Retrieved February 12, 2015.
  11. ↑ "Overlook by Maria Taylor". Metacritic. Archived from the original on March 15, 2016. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
  12. ↑ "chorus.fm". Retrieved October 3, 2016.
  13. ↑ "Overlook - Maria Taylor - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Archived from the original on February 21, 2015. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
  14. ↑ "Overlook". Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
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