Worn Thin

Worn Thin is the debut album by the

Background

Weep was formed in 2008 by multi-disciplinary artist Eric "Doc" Hammer, previously of the gothic rock bands Requiem in White and Mors Syphilitica, together with keyboard player Alex Dziena, bass guitarist Fred Macaraeg, and drummer Bill Kovalcik.^[1] The band released their debut EP, Never Ever that year through Hammer's Astro-Base Go company, and distributed it through his former label Projekt Records.^[1][2]

For Worn Thin the band strove for a high production value to the tracks, an approach Hammer described as "almost like a reactionary antidote to what we're sick of in music. That dry, low-tech production of the past ten years is tiring. It's in its footy pajamas, and it needs to take a nap. We wanted something lush and dramatic for the songs on Worn Thin. They usually relegate that kinda over-the-top production to Lady Gaga. But believe me, it works really well with a messy little band like Weep."^[3] To this end the band incorporated additional elements into the songs, including multi-part vocal harmonies and string and horn sections:

It was fun pushing these songs to a place that most bands would feel goofy pushing them to. The vocals have three- and even four-part harmonies, which for a guy with my brass pipes, is no small feat. And we have string and horn sections that push the material right over the cliff. But at the same time, when we approached the guitar-heavy songs, we backed off all the bells and cranked up the amps. I guess we just took each song on its own and did everything in our power to present it the way we heard it in our heads.^[3]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[4]
Revolt	[5]

Critical reaction to Worn Thin was generally positive. Ned Raggett of

[9]

• mastering
  , artwork
• Fred Macaraeg – bass guitar
• Alex Dziena – keyboards
• Bill Kovalcik – drums

References

External links

• Worn Thin at Projekt Records