Rainer Maria: Catastrophe Keeps Us Together
CML call number: CD/ROCK/Rainer
Kelefa Sanneh wrote in the New York Times: "'Catastrophe Keeps Us Together' [is] a good, sometimes glorious collection of loud pop songs and quiet punk songs. The singer projects the bittersweet sensibility that diffident indie bands share with eager emo bands. And while her lyrics often chronicle romantic ambivalence, the music is much more decisive: a big, bright chorus is never too far away. … It's the work of the long-running trio Rainer Maria, formed in 1995 in Madison, Wis. The lineup has stayed the same: Caithlin De Marrais, singer and bassist, along with the guitarist Kyle Fischer and the drummer William Kuehn. If you think you hear hints of Rilo Kiley … in the music, you're not totally off base. But it's the other way around. Back when they toured together, Rilo Kiley was the opening act, and Rainer Maria was the headliner. … Part of the reason the new album feels like a breakthrough is that Ms. De Marrais and her bandmates sound less mature than ever; after 11 years, they've made their most exuberant, most youthful-sounding album" ("Rainer Maria: A Not-So-New Band with a New Sound," 4/13/06).
Kelefa Sanneh wrote in the New York Times: "'Catastrophe Keeps Us Together' [is] a good, sometimes glorious collection of loud pop songs and quiet punk songs. The singer projects the bittersweet sensibility that diffident indie bands share with eager emo bands. And while her lyrics often chronicle romantic ambivalence, the music is much more decisive: a big, bright chorus is never too far away. … It's the work of the long-running trio Rainer Maria, formed in 1995 in Madison, Wis. The lineup has stayed the same: Caithlin De Marrais, singer and bassist, along with the guitarist Kyle Fischer and the drummer William Kuehn. If you think you hear hints of Rilo Kiley … in the music, you're not totally off base. But it's the other way around. Back when they toured together, Rilo Kiley was the opening act, and Rainer Maria was the headliner. … Part of the reason the new album feels like a breakthrough is that Ms. De Marrais and her bandmates sound less mature than ever; after 11 years, they've made their most exuberant, most youthful-sounding album" ("Rainer Maria: A Not-So-New Band with a New Sound," 4/13/06).
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