Rentals Re-Return; Late Fees Accrue, Lost Fee Waived, Summer All The Time

In 1996, it was decreed by the space overlords that Weezer, who at the time just released the fab-tastic album Pinkerton, must henceforth smell of offal and chocolates, forgo irony, and their records have to suck. The easiest solution, it turned out, was to excise bassist Matt Sharp, forcing him to focus on his own band, The Rentals, who went on to great success — though I do believe the space overlords let Weezer still sell some records, but just barely.

So, The Rentals made some albums. Long story short: afterward, they went for a ride with the space overlords that actually turned into a big ordeal, as it caused this whole global warming phenomenon. But that’s all water under the proverbial space bridge to the moon; I’m just glad they’re back, recording a new album and playing Saturdays in July at LA’s Spaceland, where it’s sunny all the time and only drugs addicts and the unemployed are ever sad.

New material, titled The Last Little Life EP, is scheduled for release August 14, with a new full-length promised late 2007 or early 2008. And thanks to their intergalactic efforts, we can all enjoy their return in some sun. The band also promises to turn all of our Chevy Corsicas into convertibles. Rising sea levels? It’s just more beach, baby.

Tracklisting for The Last Little Life EP:

1. Last Romantic day 2. Little Bit Of You 3. Life Without A Brain 4. Sweetness and Tenderness 5. Bonus Feature

Surfs up! Take your souped up woody wagon to the beach and catch some rays:

06.26.07 - Bakersfield, CA - The Dome * 06.27.07 - San Luis Obispo, CA - Downtown Brew * 06.28.07 - Fresno, CA - The Belmont * 06.29.07 - Reno, NV - Club Underground * 06.30.07 - Las Vegas, NV - Art Bar * 07.07.07 - Silverlake, CA - Spaceland * 07.14.07 - Silverlake, CA - Spaceland * 07.21.07 - Silverlake, CA - Spaceland * 07.28.07 - Silverlake, CA - Spaceland * 08.01.07 - San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall # 08.03.07 - Portland, OR - Hawthorne Theatre # 08.04.07 - Seattle, WA - Neumos # 08.05.07 - Spokane, WA - The Big Easy # 08.07.07 - Boise, ID - The Big Easy # 08.08.07 - Salt Lake City, UT - Club Sound # 08.09.07 - Englewood, CO - Gothic Theatre # 08.10.07 - Omaha, NE - Slowdown # 08.11.07 - Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue # 08.12.07 - Milwaukee, WI - Pabst Theater # 08.14.07 - Chicago, IL - The Metro # 08.15.07 - Sauget, IL - Pops # 08.16.07 - Cleveland, OH - House of Blues # 08.17.07 - Covington, KY - Madison Theatre # 08.18.07 - Detroit, MI - The Majestic Theatre # 08.19.07 - Columbus, OH - Newport Music Hall # 08.21.07 - Millvale, PA - Mr. Smalls Theare # 08.22.07 - Baltimore, MD - Sonar # 08.23.07 - New York, NY - Nokia Theatre # 08.24.07 - Cambridge, MA - Middle East # 08.25.07 - Philadelphia, PA - The Fillmore # 08.26.07 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club # 08.28.07 - Winston-Salem, NC - Ziggy’s # 08.29.07 - Asheville, NC - The Orange Peel # 08.30.07 - Charlotte, NC - Amos Southend # 08.31.07 - Nashville, TN - City Hall # 09.01.07 - Atlanta, GA - Masquerade # 09.02.07 - Jacksonville, FL - Free Bird Live # 09.04.07 - Lake Beuna Vista, FL - House of Blues # 09.05.07 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL - Revolution # 09.06.07 - St. Petersburg, FL - Jannus Landing # 09.07.07 - Tallahassee, FL -The Beta Bar # 09.08.07 - New Orleans, LA - House of Blues # 09.09.07 - Houston, TX - Warehouse Live # 09.10.07 - Dallas, TX - House of Blues # 09.12.07 - Austin, TX - Emo’s # 09.14.07 - San Antonio, TX - The White Rabbit # 09.15.07 - El Paso, TX - Club 101 # 09.16.07 - Flagstaff, AZ - The Orpheum # 09.18.07 - Anaheim, CA - House of Blues # 09.19.07 - Las Vegas - TBA # 09.20.07 - San Diego, CA - House of Blues #

* with Goldenboy
# with Copeland & Goldenboy

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