Catastrophe Keeps Us Together

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Catastrophe Keeps Us Together
Catastrophe Keeps Us Together.jpg
Studio album by
Rainer Maria
ReleasedApril 4, 2006
Genre Indie rock
Label Grunion
Producer
  • Malcolm Burn
  • Peter Katis
Rainer Maria chronology
Long Knives Drawn
(2003)		Catastrophe Keeps Us Together
(2006)		 S/T
(2017)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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The A.V. Club A− [2]

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. [3] In September 2006, they appeared at Denver Fest II. [4] Two months later, the band broke up, citing "reasons both musical and personal" for the split. [5]

Contents

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

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.

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References

  1. ↑ Brown, Marisa. Catastrophe Keeps Us Together at AllMusic
  2. ↑ Murray, Noel (April 26, 2006). "Rainer Maria / Maritime". The A.V. Club . Retrieved November 23, 2021.
  3. ↑ Paul, Aubin (March 22, 2006). "Rainer Maria unveils new material, tour plans". Punknews.org. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
  4. ↑ Moran, Chris (August 14, 2006). "Denver Fest II with Avail, Planes Mistaken for Stars, North Atlantic, others". Punknews.org. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
  5. ↑ Paul, Aubin (November 7, 2006). "Rainer Maria (1995-2006)". Punknews.org. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
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