We last heard from ex-Weezer bassist Matt Sharp’s Rentals in 2009, when the multimedia project Songs About Time generated a series of four new EPs of soundtrack music including a collaboration with Pixies guitarist Joey Santiago, all of which were later compiled into the 2011 Japanese tsunami relief benefit Resilience. Despite that iso...

Jessica unearthed plenty of info about the Rentals' year-long multi-media project Songs About Time in her Progress Report: Stream the Joey Santiago-guesting mini album number one The Story Of A Thousand Seasons Past at www.therentals.com.

NAME:The RentalsPROGRESS REPORT: Writing/recording/filming Songs About Time in Los Angeles, CA.The Rentals released their last LP Seven More Minutes a decade ago. Since then Rentals founder Matt Sharp's output has been sporadic at best: a couple EPs under the Rentals' name and his own, a song here and there. In 2008, the Rentals -- including ret...

-- They returned from nowhere to release an EP last year, and now 90s alt-pop survivors the Rentals have a big year-long project going on through their website. It's called "Songs About Time". Once a day, Matt Sharp's post-Weezer project put up a new photo. Once a week, they'll post a new black-and-white short film with an original soundtrack ...

Recently reunited alternative/punk/new wave outfit, The Rentals have released their new EP a little early in digital formats. Originally due on August 14th the new EP is available now through iTunes. It is titled The Last Little Life.