Album Of The Day: Films For Radio by Over The Rhine

Album Art of Over The Rhine's Films For Radio album - A color photo of a woman wearing a bright red coat with her hands in the pockets takes up most of the space. It looks like she is sitting and her hands are stuffed in the pockets, though we cannot see her shoulders, head or legs. It's mostly just a lot of folds of the coat in light and shadow, with a bit of white skin on the left arm just outside the pocket. On top of the photo is printed in large, light gold text the band's name on the left side. At the top, there's a large horizontal black space above the photo, and printed right above the photo is the album title in a gold, handwriting-style script.

"Everybody's story is more / Interesting than mine / It took me twenty-some-odd-years / To see I'd been born blind" Released 25 years ago last month, this is the sixth studio album by Over The Rhine. This folk duo is at their most rock 'n' roll on this album with a full backing band and top-notch production. Most of these songs are songs of love, from "The World Can Wait" to "The Body Is A Stairway Of Skin". There's also talk of the divine as well on songs like "I Radio Heaven", "Give Me Strength", and the epic 8-minute mid-album track "Little Blue River/In The Garden". Films For Radio is beautiful poetry set to excellent folk/rock music by seasoned musicians, one of the band's best releases, and it's well worth a listen.

Release Year: 2001
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