Rented World
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Rented World is the fourth studio album by American punk rock band The Menzingers.
Recording
The band entered Miner Street Recordings, the first time the band recorded in Philadelphia, PA, in October 2013 with producer Jonathan Low (Venice Sunlight, Restorations).[1][2]
Release
Rented World was released through Epitaph Records on April 22, 2014. The band released a music video for "I Don't Wanna Be an Asshole Anymore" on the day the album was released.[3]
Reception
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 74[4] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [5] |
| AbsolutePunk | 9.0/10[6] |
| Exclaim! | 9/10[7] |
| PopMatters | 7/10[8] |
The album was included at number 22 on Rock Sound's "Top 50 Albums of the Year" list.[9] The album was included at number 25 on Kerrang!'s "The Top 50 Rock Albums Of 2014" list.[10]
Track listing
All songs written by The Menzingers
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I Don't Wanna Be an Asshole Anymore" | 3:04 |
| 2. | "Bad Things" | 3:19 |
| 3. | "Rodent" | 3:18 |
| 4. | "Where Your Heartache Exists" | 3:35 |
| 5. | "My Friend Kyle" | 3:17 |
| 6. | "Transient Love" | 5:06 |
| 7. | "The Talk" | 2:16 |
| 8. | "Nothing Feels Good Anymore" | 3:58 |
| 9. | "Hearts Unknown" | 3:04 |
| 10. | "In Remission" | 3:42 |
| 11. | "Sentimental Physics" | 2:47 |
| 12. | "When You Died" | 4:03 |
Personnel
- The Menzingers
- Tom May – Guitar, Vocals
- Joe Godino – Drums
- Greg Barnett – Guitar, Vocals
- Eric Keen - Bass
Chart performance
| Chart (2014) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Vinyl Albums[11] | 1 |
References
- Citations
- ^ "The Menzingers recording new LP". Punknews.org. October 3, 2013. Retrieved 2014-05-05.
- ^ "Epitaph Records: The Menzingers - Rented World". Epitaph Records. Retrieved 2014-05-05.
- ^ "Videos: The Menzingers: "I Don't Wanna Be An Asshole Anymore"". Punknews.org. April 22, 2014. Retrieved 2014-05-05.
- ^ "Rented World Reviews". Metacritic (CBS Interactive). Retrieved 2014-05-05.
- ^ Heaney, Gregory. "Rented World - The Menzingers". Allmusic (Rovi Corporation). Retrieved 2014-05-05.
- ^ Nassiff, Thomas (April 22, 2012). "Menzingers, The - Rented World - Album Review". AbsolutePunk (Buzz Media). Retrieved 2014-05-05.
- ^ Schreurs, Jason (April 18, 2014). "The Menzingers - Rented World". Exclaim! (Ontario, Inc). Retrieved 2014-05-05.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Rubsam, Robert (April 24, 2014). "The Menzingers: Rented World". PopMatters. Retrieved 2014-05-05.
- ^ Bird, ed. 2015, p. 26
- ^ Emily (March 18, 2015). "The Top 50 Rock Albums Of 2014". Kerrang!. Retrieved July 25, 2015.
- ^ "Vinyl Albums : May 10, 2014". Billboard. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
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