Rented World
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{{Infobox album
| name = Rented World
| type = studio
| artist = The Menzingers
| cover = The Menzingers - Rented World.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{start date|2014|4|22}}
| recorded = 2013
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Punk rock
| length = 41:29
| label = Epitaph
| producer = Jonathan Low
| prev_title = On the Impossible Past
| prev_year = 2012
| next_title = After the Party
| next_year = 2017
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Rented World
| type = studio
| single1 = In Remission
| single1date = March 3, 2014
| single2 = I Don't Wanna Be An Asshole Anymore
| single2date = March 31, 2014
}}
}}
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, Pennsylvania, in October 2013 with producer Jonathan Low (Venice Sunlight, Restorations).{{cite web |url=http://www.punknews.org/article/53153/the-menzingers-recording-new-lp |title=The Menzingers recording new LP |publisher=Punknews.org |date=October 3, 2013 |accessdate=2014-05-05 }}{{cite web |url=http://www.epitaph.com/artists/album/698/Rented_World#albdesc |title=Epitaph Records: The Menzingers – Rented World |date=22 April 2014 |publisher=Epitaph Records |accessdate=2014-05-05}}
Release
"In Remission" was released to radio on March 3, 2014.{{cite web|url=http://www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=40076|title=FMQB Airplay Archive: SubModern Rock|publisher=Friday Morning Quarterback Album Report, Incorporated|accessdate=October 31, 2016}} "I Don't Wanna Be an Asshole Anymore" was released to radio on March 31, 2014. 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.{{cite web |url=http://www.punknews.org/article/54696/videos-the-menzingers-i-dont-wanna-be-an-asshole-anymore |title=Videos: The Menzingers: "I Don't Wanna Be An Asshole Anymore" |publisher=Punknews.org |date=April 22, 2014 |accessdate=2014-05-05 }} Between mid-February and early April 2015, the band went on tour with Taking Back Sunday.{{cite web|url=https://www.altpress.com/news/entry/taking_back_sunday_announce_tour_with_letlive._the_menzingers|title=Taking Back Sunday announce tour with letlive., the Menzingers|work=Alternative Press|publisher=Alternative Press Magazine, Inc|author=Sharp, Tyler|date=November 10, 2014|accessdate=November 20, 2017}}
Reception
{{Music ratings
|MC = 74/100{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/rented-world/the-menzingers|title=Rented World Reviews|author=|publisher=Metacritic (CBS Interactive)|accessdate=2014-05-05}}
| rev1 =Allmusic
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/rented-world-mw0002629486|title=Rented World – The Menzingers|author=Heaney, Gregory|publisher=Allmusic (Rovi Corporation)|accessdate=2014-05-05}}
| rev2 =AbsolutePunk
| rev2Score = 9.0/10{{cite web|url=http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=3697740|title=Menzingers, The – Rented World – Album Review|author=Nassiff, Thomas|publisher=AbsolutePunk (Buzz Media)|date=April 22, 2012|accessdate=2014-05-05}}
| rev3 = Exclaim!
| rev3Score = 9/10{{cite web|url=http://exclaim.ca/Reviews/PopAndRock/menzingers-rented_world|title=The Menzingers – Rented World|author=Schreurs, Jason|publisher=Exclaim! (Ontario, Inc)|date=April 18, 2014|accessdate=2014-05-05}}
| rev4 = PopMatters
| rev4Score = 7/10{{cite magazine|url=http://www.popmatters.com/review/181023-the-menzingers-rented-world/|title=The Menzingers: Rented World|author=Rubsam, Robert|magazine=PopMatters|date=April 24, 2014|accessdate=2014-05-05}}
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The album was included at number 22 on Rock Sound{{'}}s "Top 50 Albums of the Year" list.Bird, ed. 2015, p. 26 The album was included at number 25 on Kerrang!{{'}}s "The Top 50 Rock Albums Of 2014" list.{{cite web|url=http://www.kerrang.com/26297/top-50-rock-metal-punk-albums-2014/|title=The Top 50 Rock Albums Of 2014|work=Kerrang!|author=Emily|date=March 18, 2015|accessdate=July 25, 2015}}
Track listing
All songs written by The Menzingers
{{Track listing
| title1 = I Don't Wanna Be an Asshole Anymore
| length1 = 3:04
| title2 = Bad Things
| length2 = 3:19
| title3 = Rodent
| length3 = 3:18
| title4 = Where Your Heartache Exists
| length4 = 3:35
| title5 = My Friend Kyle
| length5 = 3:17
| title6 = Transient Love
| length6 = 5:06
| title7 = The Talk
| length7 = 2:16
| title8 = Nothing Feels Good Anymore
| length8 = 3:58
| title9 = Hearts Unknown
| length9 = 3:04
| title10 = In Remission
| length10 = 3:42
| title11 = Sentimental Physics
| length11 = 2:47
| title12 = When You Died
| length12 = 4:03
}}
Personnel
The Menzingers
- Tom May – guitar, vocals
- Joe Godino – drums
- Greg Barnett – guitar, vocals
- Eric Keen – bass
Chart positions
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| Chart (2014)
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| U.S. Billboard Vinyl Albums{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/biz/charts/2014-05-10/vinyl-albums|title=Vinyl Albums : May 10, 2014|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=July 6, 2015}}
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References
Citations
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Sources
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- {{cite journal|editor1-last=Bird|editor1-first=Ryan|title=Top 50 Albums of the Year|journal=Rock Sound|date=January 2015|issue=195|publisher=Freeway Press Inc.|location=London|issn=1465-0185}}
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