Past Worn Searching
Studio album by
Rainer Maria
ReleasedDecember 2, 1997
GenreIndie rock
LabelPolyvinyl[1]
Rainer Maria chronology
Rainer Maria
(1996)		 Past Worn Searching
(1997)		 Look Now Look Again
(1999)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

Past Worn Searching is the debut studio album by American indie rock band Rainer Maria, released in 1997.[3][4]

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."[1]

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."[5]

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

References

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