The debut full-length by RAINER MARIA, the beautifully powerful Madison, WI trio shows off the dueling male/female vocals and the well-crafted instrumentation that RM has been built on. Memorable guitar dissonance?

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From the bombastic, gorgeous opening cut 'Mystery and Misery' to its funereal closing track, 'Long Knives Drawn' is comprised of nine incendiary performances that hardly pause for breath. While so many of their contemporaries have turned in limpid, mid-tempo third or fourth efforts as they find themselves playing to a broader audience, Rainer Maria have taken the opposite tack, delivering a fearless and ferocious rock album.

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RM single features two unbelievably beautiful songs. Amazing vocal work and dynamic guitar/drums. Stripped down on the instrumentation side of things, yet suddenly changing and coming together, only to fall apart again.

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This volume encompasses an excerpt of Rainer Maria's forthcoming, full length. Meticulously edited by Mark Haines and Elliott Dicks at Smart Studios and published through Polyvinyl Press, Hell and High Water offers an enticing -- if painfully brief -- glimpse into what may be the 'meisterwerk' of the postpunk literati.

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After postponing this record for three months to continue revision, Rainer Maria emerge clutching the masterwork of the postpunk literati: "A Better Version of Me." Singer Caithlin De Marrais sounds positively remade. Viscerally affecting, but not eviscerated -- listen to "Hell and High Water." Check the high notes on "Thought I Was." Her bass playing is adroit and smooth, and on tracks like "Atropine," triplets well up from the bottom octave. Guitarist Kyle Fischer has torn apart and tweaked out every piec   [ read more ]

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Rainer Maria's Look Now Look Again could quite possibly be the last great album from the now tired emo rock scene. Using the loud-soft dynamics of emo and the catchy playfulness of indie pop proves to be a delicious combination, and Rainer Maria pull it off with grace and intelligence. Sometimes sentimental, but never too sappy, Look Now Look Again showcases the band's strongest attributes: boy-girl vocal dueling, stripped down production to reveal the core emotion of a song, and the melodic and furious att   [ read more ]

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After touring in support of their 2003 release, Long Knives Drawn, and wowing audiences with joint dates with Mates of State, Owen, and Saturday Looks Good to Me, Rainer Maria issued their first-ever live collection. Entitled Anyone in Love With You (Already Knows), the set culls the most representative live tracks since Rainer Maria's 1995 inception. Anyone in Love With You (Already Knows) couldn't have come at a better time, either. With more than 110,000 records sold and 1,000-plus s   [ read more ]

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Self-recorded on a 4-track with a little help from Kevin Ley, this Self-Titled EP heralded the arrival of Rainer Maria. Originally the EP was scheduled as a double 7". However, when the tapes were sent for mastering, it was discovered that all of the songs would not fit onto four sides. In response, the band scratched the old artwork and designed a new pastel art cover (guitarist Kyle Fischer penned the handwriting), to compliment the compact disc. One year later, the band would again find themselves in the   [ read more ]

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The EP was recorded at Pachyderm Studio with producer Mark Haines just a few days before the band's move to New York. The three songs showcase Rainer Maria at their most intimate, opening with grinding, angular guitar and Pachyderm's patented open drum sound. The music slams into soft focus on "Atlantic" and makes as if to recede, then blooms in a bittersweet ending. Wipe the slate clean; clear the tabula rasa. Listen to it three times and it could be an album. For a minute, anything seems possible. Reco   [ read more ]

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Rainer Maria's Ears Ring is a three-song EP, recorded in the same sessions as their upcoming fourth album. You'd imagine a voice this big couldn't fit inside a person or on a record. You'd think drumming this combustible would be illegal to ship across state lines. You'd assume guitar playing this elastic would snap, and the loose end of it might put your eye out. This is rock music at its most dangerous at a time when it could once again be effective. Simply put, a burst of glory and fury like findi   [ read more ]

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From the bombastic, gorgeous opening cut "Mystery and Misery" to its funereal closing track, "Long Knives Drawn" is comprised of nine incendiary performances that hardly pause for breath. While so many of their contemporaries have turned in limpid, mid-tempo third or fourth efforts as they find themselves playing to a broader audience, Rainer Maria have taken the opposite tack, delivering a fearless and ferocious rock album.

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The debut full-length by RAINER MARIA, the beautifully powerful Madison, WI trio shows off the dueling male/female vocals and the well-crafted instrumentation that RM has been built on. Memorable guitar dissonance?

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