''Past Worn Searching'' is the debut studio album by American indie rock band
Rainer Maria, released in 1997.
Critical reception
The ''
Wisconsin State Journal
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'' thought that "plaintive ballads like 'Viva Anger, Viva Hate' and 'Sickbed' are impressively moody, opening with soothing sounds before building to shattering crescendos."
In 2006, ''
The New York Times
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'' 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."
Track listing
All songs by Rainer Maria.
#"Tinfoil" – 4:55
#"Half Past April" – 4:22
#"Viva Anger, Viva Hate" – 3:12
#"Always More Often" – 5:33
#"Sickbed" – 5:49
#"Never In Anger" – 4:58
#"New York, 1955" – 4:18
#"Homeopathy" – 4:41
#"Put Me to Sleep" – 4:00
References
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Rainer Maria albums
1997 albums