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There are two bands charting as The Rentals:

1.) An American alternative rock band fronted by Matt Sharp, former bass player for Weezer. The Rentals have released three LPs, Return Of The Rentals (1995), Seven More Minutes (1999) and Resilience (2011) and four EPs, The Last Little Life EP (2007), The Story of a Thousand Seasons Past (2009), It’s Time to Come Home (2009), and The Future (2009). The 2009 EPs make up the musical end of the Songs About Time project, which also includes daily photos and weekly short films.

Band members on Return Of included Patrick Wilson (also of Weezer) on drums, Rod Cervera (guitar), Tom Grimley (moog), Petra Haden (violin, vocals), and Cherielynn Westrich (vocals, moog). Petra’s triplet sister, Rachel Haden, appears as an additional vocalist. After Sharp left Weezer, Wilson’s studio replacement on the drums was Kevin March and Mike Fletcher was the band’s most frequent touring drummer. Maya Rudolph, of Saturday Night Live fame, also briefly toured with the band as a keyboardist. They are known for their quirky Moog-driven melodies. The single “Friends of P” off their first album was a modern rock radio hit, peaking at #7 on Billboard’s Modern Rock Chart and #92 on the Billboard Hot 100. After touring for Seven More Minutes the band disbanded.

Yet on October 24, 2005, the tenth anniversary of the band’s formation, Matt Sharp announced he was bringing back The Rentals after a six year absence.
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  • Seven More Minutes
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  • Friends of p.
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  • foosarecool

    YAY RENTALS DO A TOUR SOON although I recently read they may be doing a tour with Ozma and someone else? yay

    17 days ago

  • WarriorJones

    Rivers gets to record awful crap and perform on cruises. Matt made real music and his top song only gets 200 plays a week. Is there no justice?

    last month

  • AlanaKatana

    were they on yo gabba gabbba?

    February 2012

  • everybodyyurts

    I almost forgot how old I was

    February 2012

  • chester-A

    I like both bands, but way to say there are two bands and not mention the Rentals from 1979 at all.

    November 2011

  • coffee_and_TV_

    underrated as fuck. one of the best bands ever.

    October 2011

  • clevergirlooooo

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Ow3mDQKG_A

    October 2011

  • chuckgiscool

    The Rentals, Return of The Rentals specifically, was in our top three inspirations when making our album. Our other 2 are Violent Femmes and Neutral Milk Hotel. So yeah, have a listen http://theyouthonfire.bandcamp.com/

    August 2011
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