Ears Ring Explained

Ears Ring (EP) is a 2002 EP by the indie rock band Rainer Maria.

Background

The Ears Ring EP was recorded during the same sessions as Rainer Maria's Long Knives Drawn album. Despite scarce promotion, the album was heavily added on college radio.^[1]

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. Jason Dungan of Dusted Magazine praised the EP's immediacy and "esoteric lyrical approach",^[2] while Scott Heisel of PunkNews called it "the best EP I've gotten all year".^[3]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Rainer Maria.

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

Personnel

• Caithlin De Marrais – bass, vocals
• Kyle Fischer – guitar, vocals
• William Kuehn – drums

Notes and References

1. News: Hart . Gerry . Points of Impact . 21 March 2023 . CMJ New Music Report . 16 December 2002.
2. Web site: Dungan . Jason . Dusted Reviews: Rainer Maria, Ears Ring EP . Dusted Magazine.
3. Web site: Heisel . Scott . Rainer Maria: Ears Ring . PunkNews.org . 19 November 2002 . 21 March 2023.