Past Worn Searching

Past Worn Searching
Studio album by Rainer Maria
Released	December 2, 1997
Genre	Indie rock
Label	Polyvinyl [1]
Rainer Maria chronology
Rainer Maria (1996) Past Worn Searching (1997) Look Now Look Again (1999)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
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. Thompson, Stephen (February 19, 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". Vice.com. December 28, 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.