The Rentals

The Rentals是由Matt Sharp創(chuàng)立的，而他就是Weezer的前貝司手。Matt Sharp的離開是因為性格的孤僻還是與Rivers Cuomo的不和我們就不討論了，關(guān)鍵還是由他所組建的這支樂隊給人不一樣的感覺。女歌手綿綿乖巧的嗓音給人感覺曲調(diào)相當(dāng)輕快，和聲也做的相當(dāng)漂亮。距離上張作品Seven More Minutes已經(jīng)有很長一段時間了，而The Rentals的這次回歸給人感覺相當(dāng)驚喜，因為他們帶來一張非凡的創(chuàng)意混合作品“Songs About Time”，包括歌曲，攝影作品以及設(shè)計圖稿，而這張EP便是這張作品的第一部分，感覺相當(dāng)不錯。而Pixie吉他手的友情加入同樣也是看點。
The Rentals were the new wave-influenced project of singer/songwriter Matt Sharp, former bassist for power pop favorites Weezer. Born in Arlington, VA, on September 22, 1969, Sharp co-founded Weezer in 1992, and in the months to follow, the band emerged as one of the most popular up-and-coming acts on the Los Angeles club scene; their self-titled debut LP appeared on Geffen two years later, becoming a major hit thanks their smash single and video "Buddy Holly." During the spring of 1994, Sharp mounted the first Rentals studio session; assembling a roster including Weezer drummer Pat Wilson, that dog. violinist Petra Haden, vocalist/keyboardist Cherielynn Westrich, and guitarist Rod Cervera, subsequent dates yielded the group's 1995 debut, Return of the Rentals, which notched a hit with the infectious "Friends of P." Sharp returned to Weezer to record the band's acclaimed 1996 follow-up, Pinkerton, but announced his exit from the lineup in February 1998; the second Rentals album, Seven More Minutes, followed a year later. After a six year hiatus, Sharp brought back the Rentals in 2005. After touring with Ozma in the summer of 2006, Sharp's group released the EP The Last Little Life in 2007. In December of the same year, the Rentals announced that they would begin recording a new album in 2008.