
Over the Rhine
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Known for their literate, artful pop, Over the Rhine have built a devoted fan base and earned critical praise since emerging on the Cincinnati rock scene in the late '80s. Their music, which they aptly dubbed "post-nuclear, pseudo-alternative, folk-tinged art-pop," is difficult to pigeonhole. Centered around the married duo of singer/guitarist Karin Bergquist and bassist/pianist Linford Detweiler, they have been compared to 10,000 Maniacs, the Innocence Mission, and U2, but the band's personality seems to owe more to their literary influences (who include Dylan Thomas, C.S. Lewis, and T.S. Eliot). Signed to I.R.S., they issued a handful of acclaimed albums including 1992's Patience and 1994's Eve, garnering cult status in the process. Though the band's lineup has changed over the years, Bergquist and Detweiler have remained constant, celebrating their Midwestern roots on 2001's Ohio, and collaborating with noted producer and singer/songwriter Joe Henry on 2011's Long Surrender and 2013's Meet Me at the Edge of the World.