Catastrophe Keeps Us Together

2006 studio album by Rainer Maria From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Catastrophe Keeps Us Together is the fifth studio album by American indie rock band Rainer Maria. It was promoted with a US tour in April and May 2006.[5] In September 2006, they appeared at Denver Fest II.[6] Two months later, the band broke up, citing "reasons both musical and personal" for the split.[7]

ReleasedApril 4, 2006 (2006-04-04)
LabelGrunion
Producer
  • Malcolm Burn
  • Peter Katis
Quick facts Studio album by Rainer Maria, Released ...
Catastrophe Keeps Us Together
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 4, 2006 (2006-04-04)
GenreIndie rock
LabelGrunion
Producer
  • Malcolm Burn
  • Peter Katis
Rainer Maria chronology
Long Knives Drawn
(2003)
Catastrophe Keeps Us Together
(2006)
S/T
(2017)
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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarHalf star[1]
The A.V. ClubA−[2]
Pitchfork4.8/10[3]
Slant[4]
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Track listing

All songs by Rainer Maria, except where noted.

  1. "Catastrophe" - 5:33
  2. "Life of Leisure" - 3:26
  3. "Burn" - 4:16
  4. "Bottle" - 2:26
  5. "Terrified" - 2:50
  6. "Cities Above" - 2:21
  7. "Already Lost" - 4:08
  8. "Clear and True" - 2:40
  9. "I'll Make You Mine" - 3:28
  10. "Southpaw" - 3:42
  11. "I'll Keep It with Mine" (Bob Dylan) / [Hidden Track] - 13:59

Personnel

  • Caithlin De Marrais bass, vocals
  • Kaia Fischer guitar
  • William Kuehn drums, design, photography, concept, layout design
  • Malcolm Burn producer, engineer, mixing, instrumentation
  • Peter Katis producer, engineer, mixing
  • George Calbi mastering
  • Spencer Heyfron photography
  • Steve Fallone assistant

Artwork

The artwork for the album was created by overexposing a photo of Austrian poet and novelist Rainer Maria Rilke, who was the inspiration for the band's namesake.

References

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