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. . . Chicago Reader OVER THE RHINE AT CUBBY BEAR On its third album, Eve (IRS), this Cincinnati quartet plays a sweeping yet wistful, melodic, full-sounding folk rock heavy on atmospherics. But the dominant presence is vocalist Karin Bergquist, whose elastic singing flutters, swoops, cracks, quavers, and floats over the band like a dry leaf falling from a tree. Imagine Kate Bush or Tori Amos tempered by a bit of Cocteau Twins' Elizabeth Fraser and backed up by a precise and tasteful rock band rather than ethereal nothingness and you're pretty close to Over the Rhine. Wildflowers in the hair, flowing peasant skirts, and patchouli oil are encouraged. |