I bring you tidings of great joy which shall be for all the music lovers:
The New York Press has an article about the new Over the Rhine Christmas album!
And the writer calls it:
…a recording whose charm is exceeded only by its musical dexterity. Karin Bergquist, Detweiler’s wife and longtime artistic partner, has always been an exceptional singer, but here she shines in new, varied ways, sounding as girlish as Patty of the Andrews Sisters one minute, as torchy as Sarah Vaughan the next. “Darlin’ (Christmas Is Coming)” could be a long-lost track from Phil Spector’s holiday album, and the emphasis on spirituality (“snow is falling like forgiveness from the sky”) adds depth and a sense of wonder at the beauty of the natural world.
how, oh how can we get KEXP playing OtR? There must be a way.
Drumming my fingers til my copy of Snow Angels arrives.
I am seeing OTR this friday night in Philadelphia, I am so stoked. I bet it’ll be a great show.
I haven’t received mine yet but I’m patiently waiting! White Horse was a highlight on Live From Nowhere, Vol 1 for me. I could listen to it over & over & I’m very glad it appears on Snow Angels. It’s so very pretty & should be a new Christmas classic song if there were any justice in this world!