A lot of think this is our first album, well…… yes it was our first release but it was not our first album 😁☮️👍🏻

Hope Shines Through is our second album and was recorded and mixed by Geoff Allan ( he’s recorded bands like Mogwai, Arab Strap, Camera Obscura, The Delgados, and Foo Fighters to name but a few ) at CaVa Sound in Glasgow, Scotland and was one of the last albums to be recorded in CaVa’s Studio 1.

These ten tracks display a transition in sound Overhaul was going through both in playing and in songwriting at the time, whilst still retaining their raw grungy / rock sound they sprinkle the album with Neil Young , Credence Clearwater Revival , The Doors influenced songs which makes this album an interesting listening.

Shortly after the release of Hope Shines Through, Andy opened several shows for Violent Femmes on their 25th Anniversary Tour in Ireland. Life long friendships were made, which led to the next Overhaul album “Here and There” being recorded in Milwaukee, USA with then Femmes drummer Victor DeLorenzo on drums.

Sadly, we lost John Bradley a couple of years ago. His drumming on this album is fantastic and really makes Hope Shines Through special.

Artwork by Pauline Gallagher

Hope Shines Through [Remastered]

All The Things You Do [Remastered]

I Was Thinking [Remastered]

Comes A Time [Remastered]

Why? [Remastered]

Lies [Remastered]

Just Don't Know [Remastered]

If I Break Down [Remastered]

Dry Your Eyes [Remastered]

Single from our 2013 album Achukma.

This song features legendary bassist Mike Watt and Neil Young's sister Astrid Young on second bass.

The track also includes Mike Hoffmann and Steve Summers of EIEIO, Billy Ryan and Brendan Ryan of The Bogmen / Gordon Gano and The Ryans and Darren Brown of Boy Dirt Car

Achukma

I Should've Stayed In Bed Today (Feat. Mike Watt and Astrid Young)

Overhaul are a Rock / Grunge / Alternative Rock band formed in Scotland by American Singer/Songwriter/Musician Andy Gallagher in 1997. They have opened for international touring acts such as Bob Mould (Husker Du / Sugar), Violent Femmes, Dinosaur Jr, Langhorne Slim, Grant Hart (Husker Du), Dom Brown (Duran Duran/Take That) and Ken Stringfellow (R.E.M/The Posies).

Rocking the music scene for over 25 years, extensive touring has brought Overhaul to festivals throughout Europe, including Liverpool Sound City, Go North Festival, Inverness, and the Electric Picnic Festival in Ireland. Audiences flock to venues such as The Liquid Room in Edinburgh, King Tut’s in Glasgow, and The Cavern in Liverpool to get their daily dose of rock. Fans eagerly scan concert bulletins for a chance to catch Overhaul onstage.

Overhaul has five releases to date, including Hope Shines Through (2006), Here and There (2009), Achukma (2013), Lighter (2018) and OVERHAUL (Revisited) (2021). From the roar of the opening riff of “Dry Your Eyes” on Hope Shines Through, to the overdriven but melodic guitars of the closing song “Can't Go Back” on OVERHAUL (Revistited), Overhaul is able to retool their sound with each album while being consistent with their musical roots. As the quote from Jimi Hendrix reads on their artwork for Lighter, “When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace,” many fans felt peace when the band announced a new album was in the works.

With no intention of reinventing the wheel, OVERHAUL offer good, solid, ear catching songs coupled fun, energetic live performances.

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