Past Worn Searching Explained

Past Worn Searching
Type:	studio
Artist:	Rainer Maria
Cover:	Past Worn Searching.jpg
Released:	December 2, 1997
Genre:	Indie rock
Label:	Polyvinyl
Prev Title:	Rainer Maria
Prev Year:	1996
Next Title:	Look Now Look Again
Next Year:	1999

Past Worn Searching is the debut studio album by American indie rock band Rainer Maria, released in 1997.^{[1] [2]}

Critical reception

The Wisconsin State Journal thought that "plaintive ballads like 'Viva Anger, Viva Hate' and 'Sickbed' are impressively moody, opening with soothing sounds before building to shattering crescendos."^[3]

In 2006, The New York Times wrote that the album "captures the slightly chaotic sound of a band that was willfully out of place: the trio was often the wimpiest act at Midwestern punk and hardcore concerts."^[4]

Track listing

All songs by Rainer Maria.

1. "Tinfoil"  - 4:55
2. "Half Past April"  - 4:22
3. "Viva Anger, Viva Hate"  - 3:12
4. "Always More Often"  - 5:33
5. "Sickbed"  - 5:49
6. "Never In Anger"  - 4:58
7. "New York, 1955"  - 4:18
8. "Homeopathy"  - 4:41
9. "Put Me to Sleep"  - 4:00

Notes and References

1. Web site: Rainer Maria's 'Past Worn Searching' Helped Carve a Space for Women in Emo. www.vice.com. 28 December 2017 .
2. Web site: Rainer Maria Biography, Songs, & Albums. AllMusic.
3. News: Thompson . Stephen . Rainer Maria Past Worn Searching . Wisconsin State Journal . 19 Feb 1998 . Rhythm . 8.
4. News: Rainer Maria: A Not-So-New Band With a New Sound. Kelefa. Sanneh. The New York Times . April 13, 2006. NYTimes.com.