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One of the great unsung bands of America. You know how every once in a while a great band sneaks up on you and before you know it you're telling friends about a CD they HAVE to buy?
– CBS THIS MORNING
A band that lives entirely outside of the established music and concert industry, a band adored by their legions of fans around the globe (and by Bob Dylan, who chose them to open for him on tour) we were pleased to welcome
OVER THE RHINE
 The music of Over the Rhine invites conversation through the incisive lyrics Detweiler and Bergquist write and their inspired blend of rootsy Americana music, attention to craftsmanship, offbeat subject matter and forthright philosophy.... lyrics so evocative as to land them on Paste Magazine's list of the 100 Greatest American Songwriters.
– Los Angeles Times
Over the Rhine overwhelms.
The piano that underscores the basic guitar/vocal dialogue is just one Over the Rhine distinction. The poetic, literary quality of the lyrics is what raises the group over so many of their folk-pop contemporaries.
– New Haven Advocate
 Blissfully oblivious of the machinations of the music industry, they've gone about the real business of releasing timeless, often understated recordings full of soul and grace. Ethereal sounds, dreamy, sweeping, highly literate and melancholy, their music seeps into you with a rich hunger, each note a separate, glimmering cloud-diamond.
– Dayton City Paper
Over the Rhine is a band you could easily learn to love.
In performance, all the attention they've received here in New Zealand is completely understandable. Karin's smoky and soulful voice swoops seemingly effortlessly through angelic high notes, gorgeous lullabies and stirring late night cabaret torch songs... The core of OTR's performances are the stripped bare, slow burning numbers highlighting the richness of Karin's vocals... Ultimately OTR is about the quieter, classy moments that only a truly talented band with years of experience can deliver.
– Scoop Independent News, New Zealand
 Words have been exhausted in attempting to describe this haunted, spiritually pregnant work of artistic grace.
– Stylus Magazine
An inventive, thought provoking band with a cabaret feel and the flair of modern chamber music....
– National Public Radio
Tender, poetic, gracious, and in places deeply moving...
– StarPulse.com
Over the Rhine are masters of creating a sense of intimacy at their shows, as though we're all sipping wine in their living rooms. Their voices are so soothing that one wouldn't be surprised to see the crowd curling up into little balls of contentment on the floor.
– SpinningPlatters.com
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