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Look Now Look Again

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Look Now Look Again
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 20, 1999
RecordedDecember 1998
GenreMidwest emo[1]
LabelPolyvinyl
ProducerMark Haines
Rainer Maria chronology
Past Worn Searching
(1997)
Look Now Look Again
(1999)
A Better Version of Me
(2001)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Pitchfork8.8/10 (1999)[3]
8.3/10 (2018)[4]
Spin8/10[5]

Look Now Look Again is the second studio album by American indie rock band Rainer Maria. It is now regarded as an influential classic of second-wave emo.[1][4]

Critical reception and legacy

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In recent years, Look's critical standing has remained positive. In a review of its 2018 reissue, Pitchfork's Jenn Pelly deemed it one of second-wave emo's greatest albums, calling it "a undeniable classic of a time when [the genre] broadcasted an ethic of intelligence." She saw the album pave the musical groundwork for future bands like Rilo Kiley, Paramore, and Camp Cope.[4] In 2020, Kerrang! included Look on their list of emo's 20 best albums released before the 2000s. The site's Ryan De Freitas dubbed it "a bona fide classic of the genre".[6]

In a 2019 Noisey list, Matt Lunsford, the co-founder of Look's record label Polyvinyl, placed it tenth out of what he believed the label's 10 most important releases.[7] The following year, Stereogum's Ian Cohen referred to Look as one Polyvinyl's "formative documents" of Midwest emo alongside Braid's Frame & Canvas and American Football's self-titled debut.[8]

Track listing

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All songs by Rainer Maria.

  1. "Rise" – 4:18
  2. "Planetary" – 5:21
  3. "Broken Radio" – 3:11
  4. "Feeling Neglected?" – 4:43
  5. "Breakfast of Champions" – 3:37
  6. "The Reason The Night Is Long" – 3:48
  7. "Lost, Dropped and Cancelled" – 2:45
  8. "Centrifuge" – 3:37
  9. "I'm Melting!" – 3:14

Personnel

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  • Caithlin De Marrais – bass/vocals
  • Kaia Fischer – guitar/vocals
  • William Kuehn – drums
  • Mark Haines – producer, engineer
  • Elliot Dicks – producer
  • John Golden – mastering

References

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  1. ^ a b Exposito, Suzy (March 1, 2016). "40 Greatest Emo Albums of All Time". Rolling Stone. Retrieved March 1, 2016.
  2. ^ Nicholls, Dale T. "Look Now Look Again Album Reviews, Songs & More". AllMusic. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
  3. ^ Schneyer, Jeremy. "Look Now Look Again". Pitchfork Media. Archived from the original on 2006-05-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ^ a b c Pelly, Jenn (November 29, 2018). "Rainer Maria: Look Now Look Again Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
  5. ^ Salamon, Jeff (July 1999). "Rainer Maria: Look Now Look Again". Spin. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
  6. ^ De Freitas, Ryan (May 12, 2020). "The 20 best pre-2000s emo albums". Kerrang!. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
  7. ^ Ozzi, Dan (August 8, 2019). "Polyvinyl Records Co-Founder Picks 10 Important Albums from Their Catalog". Noisey. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
  8. ^ Cohen, Ian (May 27, 2020). "Mark Duplass Is Ready To Face His Blog-Rock Past". Stereogum. Retrieved March 18, 2024.