What are the aspirations of Over the Rhine?
“The way we see it, there’s a continuum. On the one side, we can say, Aww, shucks, we’re just a band from Ohio. On the other side, we can swing for the fences and try to make great records, write the music that we need, write songs that deserve to have a good life, write music that is undeniably connected to the story we’re writing with our lives. We can show up and wait for God to walk through the room and settle for nothing less. And we’re sort of over the Aww, shucks approach. If we don’t believe the music is great and can take its place right alongside the more interesting American music being made by our songwriting peers and heroes, then why should anyone else care? So, crazy as it may sound, we still believe we have something potentially significant to contribute to the American music scene. The songs we write will eventually be what we refer to as our life’s work. And we’re going to work really hard to make sure the songs keep getting better.
