Ears Ring

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Ears Ring (EP) is a 2002 EP by the indie rock band Rainer Maria. The title track of the EP also appears on the band's 2003 album Long Knives Drawn .

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Background

The Ears Ring EP was recorded during the same sessions as the Long Knives Drawn album. Despite scarce promotion, the album was heavily added on college radio. [1] The music video for "Ears Ring" was loosely based on No Exit , a 1944 existentialist play by Jean-Paul Sartre. [2]

Critical reception

The EP received generally favorable reviews from critics and support from publications such as Alternative Press , CMJ , The New York Times and Magnet, as well as online publications. [1] Jason Dungan of Dusted Magazine praised the EP's immediacy and "esoteric lyrical approach", [3] while Scott Heisel of PunkNews called it "the best EP I've gotten all year". [4]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Rainer Maria.

  1. "Ears Ring" – 3:44
  2. "Alchemy" – 2:16
  3. "Automatic" – 3:32

Personnel

References

  1. 1 2 Hart, Gerry (16 December 2002). "Points of Impact". CMJ New Music Report. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  2. ↑ Heisel, Scott (15 March 2003). "Rainer Maria "Ears Ring" video now available". PunkNews. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
  3. ↑ Dungan, Jason. "Dusted Reviews: Rainer Maria, Ears Ring EP". Dusted Magazine.
  4. ↑ Heisel, Scott (19 November 2002). "Rainer Maria: Ears Ring". PunkNews.org. Retrieved 21 March 2023.


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