Catastrophe Keeps Us Together Explained

Catastrophe Keeps Us Together
Type:	studio
Artist:	Rainer Maria
Cover:	Catastrophe Keeps Us Together.jpg
Released:	April 4, 2006
Genre:	Indie rock
Label:	Grunion
Prev Title:	Long Knives Drawn
Prev Year:	2003
Next Title:	S/T
Next Year:	2017

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.^[1] In September 2006, they appeared at Denver Fest II.^[2] Two months later, the band broke up, citing "reasons both musical and personal" for the split.^[3]

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.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Rainer Maria unveils new material, tour plans. Punknews.org. Paul, Aubin. March 22, 2006. January 22, 2022.
2. Web site: Denver Fest II with Avail, Planes Mistaken for Stars, North Atlantic, others. Punknews.org. Moran, Chris. August 14, 2006. January 30, 2022.
3. Web site: Rainer Maria (1995-2006). Punknews.org. Paul, Aubin. November 7, 2006. February 5, 2022.