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Arising from the long-cold ashes of Adelaide trad-ska band Sleepy City Upstarts, The Overits! are a dance band heavily influenced by the music of ‘60s Jamaica. Combining the experience of members from other Adelaide horn-bands such as Lucky Seven and Son of Dad, with their great passion for the offbeat-guitar driven sounds they love, The Overits! aim to get dancefloors bouncing with their trad-inspired originals and takes on classic tunes. The band formed in early 2019 and settled on the fantastic name of The Isolators - unfortunately right before the pandemic kicked off - prompting the name change in 2022. Whilte the original plan was to bust out covers beyond the normal ska-cover repertoire, it quickly became apparent that the few original tunes being kicked around were making the band gel; writing and creating fast became the driving force and source of energy at rehearsals. Each of the members brings with them a vastly different set of musical influences and experiences from far-flung genres such as punk, swing, brass and marching band, soul and power-pop; and whilst ska (in all it's glorious waves), remains front and centre, The Overits! sound would be hard to pin down to any one branch of the ska world. The Overits! debut EP is now available at theoverits.bandcamp.com or any of their fun, energetic and upbeat shows all around Adelaide.