Catastrophe Keeps Us Together
Studio album by
Rainer Maria
ReleasedApril 4, 2006
GenreIndie rock
LabelGrunion
Producer
  • Malcolm Burn
  • Peter Katis
Rainer Maria chronology
Long Knives Drawn
(2003)
Catastrophe Keeps Us Together
(2006)
S/T
(2017)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
The A.V. ClubA−[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]

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

  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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