Catastrophe Keeps Us Together is the fifth studio album by American indie rock band Rainer Maria.

[3] In September 2006, they appeared at Denver Fest II.

[4] Two months later, the band broke up, citing "reasons both musical and personal" for the split.

[5] All songs by Rainer Maria, except where noted.

The artwork for the album was created by overexposing a photo of Austrian poet and novelist Rainer Maria Rilke, who was the inspiration for the band's namesake.