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Rainer Maria has released some new streams from their fifth full-length, entitled Catastrophe Keeps Us Together.

The album will see a release through the recently formed Grunion label on April 4th, acting as the label's premiere release. The majority of the record was produced by the Grammy Award-winning Malcolm Burn, whose resumé includes the likes of Bob Dylan, Iggy Pop and Patti Smith. Two songs on the record were handled by Peter Katis (Denali, the National).

You can check out three songs in two formats here: "Catastrophe (Real)," "Cities Above (Real)," "Life of Leisure (Real)," "Catastrophe (Windows Media)," "Cities Above (Windows Media)" and "Life of Leisure (Windows Media),"

The band had previously released a multitude of albums through Polyvinyl, most recently including 2004's live CD/DVD set, Anyone in Love With You (Already Knows), and their last proper full-length, 2003's Long Knives Drawn.

The group is also planning a tour to begin on April 20th, 2006 in Washington, D.C.

DateCityVenue
April 20, 2006Washington, DCBlack Cat
April 22, 2006Carrboro, NCWetlands
April 23, 2006Atlanta, GADrunken Unicorn
April 25, 2006Orlando, FLThe Social
April 26, 2006Gainesville, FLCommon Grounds
April 28, 2006Houston, TXWalters on Walters
April 29, 2006Denton, TXHaileys
April 30, 2006Austin, TXEmo's
May 2, 2006Phoenix, AZModified
May 3, 2006Los Angeles, CATroubadour
May 4, 2006San Francisco, CABottom of the Hill
May 5, 2006Portland, OR Doug Fir
May 6, 2006Seattle, WAParadox