RAINER MARIA Rainer Maria EP 1996

 

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Artist Biography by Jason Ankeny

Madison, Wisconsin emo trio Rainer Maria emerged in 1995 from the ashes of another poetically inclined local combo, Ezra Pound, reuniting singer/guitarist Kaia Fischer and drummer William Kuehn. Enlisting singer/bassist Caithlin De Marrais, within six weeks Rainer Maria recorded their first demo cassette, quickly selling out all 350 copies. Following a handful of compilation appearances, the group resurfaced in 1996 with a self-titled EP on Polyvinyl; the single "New York: 1955" appeared in early 1997, heralding a shift toward the more subtle melodicism of the full-length Past Worn Searching. Absent throughout 1998, Rainer Maria returned a year later with both the full-length Look Now Look Again and the EP Atlantic. A Better Version of Me arrived in early 2001.

Tracklist 

1	Summer And Longer	3:28
2	I Love You Too	2:44
3	Rain Yr Hand	4:22
4	Portland	4:29
5	Ian	2:32
6	Made In Secret	2:22