Rented World The Menzingers

• 1I Don't Wanna Be An Asshole Anymore03:05
• 2Bad Things03:20
• 3Rodent03:18
• 4Where Your Heartache Exists03:35
• 5My Friend Kyle03:18
• 6Transient Love05:07
• 7The Talk02:17
• 8Nothing Feels Good Anymore03:59
• 9Hearts Unknown03:04
• 10In Remission03:43
• 11Sentimental Physics02:48
• 12When You Died04:03
• Total Runtime41:37

Info for Rented World

Rented World is the fourth studio release for the band and the follow-up to their critically-applauded album On The Impossible Past (2012).

To record Rented World, The Menzingers entered Miner Street Studio in Fishtown, Philly for the first time in autumn 2013. Jonathan Low, whose rich Americana influences can be heard on his work withThe National, Sharon Van Etten, and Kurt Vile was enlisted to engineer the album. When writing the new material, the band recognized the shifts in their craft, shifts they knew would best be handled by Low. 'We wanted to go to somebody who wasn't used to recording punk records, though it wasn't in a pretentious way, like we wanted to become an indie rock band,' stated Tom May (guitar, vocals).

The end result is an album that fearlessly collides the snarl of emo with grungy, 90s grit whilst also exploring the celestial expanse of post-rock. Lyrically, it focuses on matters that any red blooded human also contending with their mid-20s can relate to.

'Things start to feel a little more serious,' says May. 'When we were younger we wrote fiery songs because at that age it's your world view. Now I look at the world and think 'well, maybe I'm not right all the time.''

Greg Barnett, guitar, vocals
Tom May, guitar, vocals
Eric Keen, bass
Joe Godino, drums

Recorded in September 2013 at Miner Street Studio, Fishtown, Philadelphia Produced and engineered by Jonathan Low

The Menzingers
Rising punk rock band The Menzingers create a rousing sound featuring crashing power chords, rock steady drumming and anthemic sing-along choruses alongside powerfully poetic everyman lyrics. The group's Epitaph Records debut album On The Impossible Past is available now.

On The Impossible Past was recorded at Atlas Studios in Chicago with longtime collaborators Matt Allison (Alkaline Trio, The Lawrence Arms) and Justin Yates. While the record retains all the raucous spirit of the band's earlier efforts sonically, it's a monumental step forward. "I think that 'Gates' is one of the most mature songs on the album," guitarist/vocalist Tom May explains, referencing the tender rock song sung by Barnett that truly transcends genres. "I hope it surprises people because it's not a straight-forward punk song with gang vocals or anything like that but it still definitely sounds like us."

It's undoubtedly been an exciting time for The Menzingers, touring with acts like Against Me! and The Gaslight Anthem as well as playing their own headlining shows to enthusiastic audiences and the band wouldn't change it for the world. "I get a lot of personal emails that say something to the effect of 'my girlfriend broke up with me or my dad died and I listen to your music and it makes me feel really good' and that validates what we're doing and the time and effort we put into the new album," May summarizes. "When people hear the songs from On The Impossible Past, I just hope people can relate to it and it makes them feel the way we do when we sing it."

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