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]
| Look Now Look Again | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | April 20, 1999 | |||
| Recorded | December 1998 | |||
| Genre | Midwest emo[1] | |||
| Label | Polyvinyl | |||
| Producer | Mark Haines | |||
| Rainer Maria chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Pitchfork | 8.8/10 (1999)[3] 8.3/10 (2018)[4] |
| Spin | 8/10[5] |
Critical reception and legacy
editIn 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
editAll songs by Rainer Maria.
- "Rise" – 4:18
- "Planetary" – 5:21
- "Broken Radio" – 3:11
- "Feeling Neglected?" – 4:43
- "Breakfast of Champions" – 3:37
- "The Reason The Night Is Long" – 3:48
- "Lost, Dropped and Cancelled" – 2:45
- "Centrifuge" – 3:37
- "I'm Melting!" – 3:14
Personnel
edit- Caithlin De Marrais – bass/vocals
- Kaia Fischer – guitar/vocals
- William Kuehn – drums
- Mark Haines – producer, engineer
- Elliot Dicks – producer
- John Golden – mastering
References
edit- ^ a b Exposito, Suzy (March 1, 2016). "40 Greatest Emo Albums of All Time". Rolling Stone. Retrieved March 1, 2016.
- ^ Nicholls, Dale T. "Look Now Look Again Album Reviews, Songs & More". AllMusic. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
- ^ 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) - ^ a b c Pelly, Jenn (November 29, 2018). "Rainer Maria: Look Now Look Again Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
- ^ Salamon, Jeff (July 1999). "Rainer Maria: Look Now Look Again". Spin. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
- ^ De Freitas, Ryan (May 12, 2020). "The 20 best pre-2000s emo albums". Kerrang!. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
- ^ Ozzi, Dan (August 8, 2019). "Polyvinyl Records Co-Founder Picks 10 Important Albums from Their Catalog". Noisey. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
- ^ Cohen, Ian (May 27, 2020). "Mark Duplass Is Ready To Face His Blog-Rock Past". Stereogum. Retrieved March 18, 2024.