Search is from the Post-Mersh, Vol. 1 CD. It's also on the Minutemen album The Punch Line, a 12" record with 18 tracks that only lasts 15 minutes. I remember when I first saw a friend's copy of the album Double Nickles on the Dime. It has 45 songs across a double album. Most of the songs are between 1 and 2 minutes in length. Micro-songs. Sprints. There is a documentary about the group called We Jam Econo. Not only did they keep their songs short, but they were their own roadies and did as much as they could on the cheap.
The Minutemen took their name from the American colonial-era militia groups, not because their songs are short. It just works out this way. Guitarist D Boon was a student of history and a lot of his songs dealt with progressive, left-wing politics. Mike Watt's tended to be more abstract.
Search is sung by bassist Mike Watt. I think it is a good representation of their music. Tight, funky ensemble playing, they pack a lot into an intensely brief 0:53.
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