Look Now Look Again
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{{Infobox album
| name = Look Now Look Again
| type = studio
| artist = Rainer Maria
| cover = Look Now Look Again.jpg
| alt =
| released = April 20, 1999
| recorded = December 1998
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Midwest emo{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/40-greatest-emo-albums-of-all-time-20160301/rainer-maria-look-now-look-again-1999-20160224|title=40 Greatest Emo Albums of All Time |magazine=Rolling Stone|author=Exposito, Suzy|date=March 1, 2016|accessdate=March 1, 2016}}
| length =
| label = Polyvinyl
| producer = Mark Haines
| prev_title = Past Worn Searching
| prev_year = 1997
| next_title = A Better Version of Me
| next_year = 2001
}}
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/look-now-look-again-mw0000667332|first=Dale T.|last=Nicholls|title=Look Now Look Again Album Reviews, Songs & More|work=AllMusic|access-date=December 17, 2022}}
| rev2 = Pitchfork
| rev2score = 8.8/10 {{small|(1999)}}{{cite web|url=http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/record-reviews/r/rainer-maria/look-now-look-again.shtml |title=Look Now Look Again |work=Pitchfork Media |first=Jeremy |last=Schneyer |url-status=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060519175824/http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/record-reviews/r/rainer-maria/look-now-look-again.shtml |archivedate=2006-05-19 }}
8.3/10 {{small|(2018)}}{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/rainer-maria-look-now-look-again/|last=Pelly|first=Jenn|date=November 29, 2018|title=Rainer Maria: Look Now Look Again Album Review|work=Pitchfork|access-date=December 17, 2022}}
| rev3 = Spin
| rev3Score = 8/10{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=I5x8l8IaNUMC&pg=PA132|first=Jeff|last=Salamon|title=Rainer Maria: Look Now Look Again|work=Spin|date=July 1999 |access-date=December 17, 2022}}
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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.
Critical reception and legacy
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. 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".{{Cite web|url=https://www.kerrang.com/early-emo-albums-best-american-football-saves-the-day|last=De Freitas|first=Ryan|date=May 12, 2020|title=The 20 best pre-2000s emo albums|work=Kerrang!|access-date=December 18, 2022}}
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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/polyvinyl-records-10-best-albums/|last=Ozzi|first=Dan|date=August 8, 2019|title=Polyvinyl Records Co-Founder Picks 10 Important Albums from Their Catalog|work=Noisey|access-date=March 18, 2024}} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.stereogum.com/2085642/mark-duplass-volcano-im-still-excited-carbon-copy/interviews/qa/|last=Cohen|first=Ian|date=May 27, 2020|title=Mark Duplass Is Ready To Face His Blog-Rock Past|work=Stereogum|access-date=March 18, 2024}}
Track listing
All 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
- 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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