Rented World

Rented World is the fourth studio album by American punk rock band The Menzingers.

Rented World
Studio album by
The Menzingers
ReleasedApril 22, 2014 (2014-04-22)
Recorded2013
GenrePunk rock[1][2]
Length41:29
LabelEpitaph
ProducerJonathan Low
The Menzingers chronology
On the Impossible Past
(2012)		 Rented World
(2014)		 After the Party
(2017)
Singles from Rented World
  1. "In Remission"
    Released: March 3, 2014
  2. "I Don't Wanna Be An Asshole Anymore"
    Released: March 31, 2014

Recording

The band entered Miner Street Recordings, the first time the band recorded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in October 2013 with producer Jonathan Low (Venice Sunlight, Restorations).[3][4]

Release

"In Remission" was released to radio on March 3, 2014.[5] "I Don't Wanna Be an Asshole Anymore" was released to radio on March 31, 2014.[5] 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.[6] Between mid-February and early April 2015, the band went on tour with Taking Back Sunday.[7]

Reception
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic74/100[8]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
AbsolutePunk9.0/10[2]
Exclaim!9/10[9]
PopMatters7/10[10]

The album was included at number 22 on Rock Sound's "Top 50 Albums of the Year" list.[11] The album was included at number 25 on Kerrang!'s "The Top 50 Rock Albums Of 2014" list.[12]

Track listing

All songs written by The Menzingers

No.TitleLength
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 positions
Chart (2014) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Vinyl Albums[13] 1

References

Citations

  1. Heaney, Gregory. "Rented World – The Menzingers". Allmusic (Rovi Corporation). Retrieved 2014-05-05.
  2. Nassiff, Thomas (April 22, 2012). "Menzingers, The – Rented World – Album Review". AbsolutePunk (Buzz Media). Retrieved 2014-05-05.
  3. "The Menzingers recording new LP". Punknews.org. October 3, 2013. Retrieved 2014-05-05.
  4. "Epitaph Records: The Menzingers – Rented World". Epitaph Records. Retrieved 2014-05-05.
  5. "FMQB Airplay Archive: SubModern Rock". Friday Morning Quarterback Album Report, Incorporated. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
  6. "Videos: The Menzingers: "I Don't Wanna Be An Asshole Anymore"". Punknews.org. April 22, 2014. Retrieved 2014-05-05.
  7. Sharp, Tyler (November 10, 2014). "Taking Back Sunday announce tour with letlive., the Menzingers". Alternative Press. Alternative Press Magazine, Inc. Retrieved November 20, 2017.
  8. "Rented World Reviews". Metacritic (CBS Interactive). Retrieved 2014-05-05.
  9. Schreurs, Jason (April 18, 2014). "The Menzingers – Rented World". Exclaim! (Ontario, Inc). Retrieved 2014-05-05.
  10. Rubsam, Robert (April 24, 2014). "The Menzingers: Rented World". PopMatters. Retrieved 2014-05-05.
  11. Bird, ed. 2015, p. 26
  12. Emily (March 18, 2015). "The Top 50 Rock Albums Of 2014". Kerrang!. Retrieved July 25, 2015.
  13. "Vinyl Albums : May 10, 2014". Billboard. Retrieved July 6, 2015.

Sources

  • Bird, Ryan, ed. (January 2015). "Top 50 Albums of the Year". Rock Sound. London: Freeway Press Inc. (195). ISSN 1465-0185.
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