{"id":32836,"date":"2019-11-09T17:15:02","date_gmt":"2019-11-09T22:15:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=32836"},"modified":"2019-11-07T08:32:48","modified_gmt":"2019-11-07T13:32:48","slug":"matt-sharp-and-the-rentals-announce-q36-share-spaceships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=32836","title":{"rendered":"Matt Sharp and The Rentals announce &#8216;Q36&#8217; + share &#8216;Spaceships&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Two years ago\u00a0Matt Sharp\u00a0pleaded with Elon Musk to send him to outer space&#8230;finally that dream became a reality, as\u00a0The Rentals\u00a0launched\u00a0&#8216;Q36&#8217;\u00a0with the single\u00a0<em>Spaceships<\/em><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>and shared a\u00a0lyric-video\u00a0shortly after their departure.\u00a0Check out the <em>Spaceships<\/em> lyric-video via YouTube below. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/V9na3uIX2Bc?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-CA&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The &#8216;Q36&#8217; voyage will include 16 individual releases and over seven months to complete, culminating in the release of their double album on beautiful translucent gold vinyl.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1100\" height=\"496\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/ae6a3f29f516340a78d0a768_1100x496.jpg?fit=1024%2C462\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32838\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/ae6a3f29f516340a78d0a768_1100x496.jpg?w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/ae6a3f29f516340a78d0a768_1100x496.jpg?resize=300%2C135 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/ae6a3f29f516340a78d0a768_1100x496.jpg?resize=768%2C346 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/ae6a3f29f516340a78d0a768_1100x496.jpg?resize=1024%2C462 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/click\/zddyxb\/z1r5vo\/j5bn8g\" target=\"_blank\">Pre-order&nbsp;&#8216;Q36&#8217;&nbsp;via Bandcamp<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Discussing the projects first release Sharp said,\u00a0&#8220;<em>Spaceships\u00a0is a science fiction fable that imagines an overpopulated future where the spacefaring nations of the world decide to shoot their citizen&#8217;s dealing with mental health conditions into deep outer space for experimental purposes; essentially using them as laboratory specimens, testing their tolerance of extreme levels of radiation. But a funny thing happened on the way to Europa&#8230; the inmates commandeered this intergalactic psychiatric ward, taking control of the ships and ultimately, their lives. They flipped their mobile home, converting it into a Parliament Funkadelic-style flying party saucer and went looking to start a more tolerant new world.<\/em>&#8220;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;<em>For me<\/em>,&#8221; Sharp mused,\u00a0&#8220;<em>beyond the music itself,\u00a0<\/em>Q36<em>\u00a0is my excuse to start experimenting with a diverse group of independent artists and\u00a0creative communities that I have only recently come to admire. In this moment, I am looking at each of the album&#8217;s 16\u00a0individual songs as a kind of launch point for all of us to dig a little deeper into the music, go under the surface, to see what\u00a0may or may not resonate, search for little meaningful connections between us; then blow on whatever spark we find, as we\u00a0begin to discover and create entirely new things, together.<\/em>&#8220;<br><br>Both Matt Sharp &amp; The Rentals have taken one giant leap towards that Utopian World of idealistic creative desires, as they\u00a0announce a partnership between\u00a0&#8216;Q36&#8217;\u00a0and\u00a0Joseph Gordon Levitt&#8217;s\u00a0egalitarian online creative platform\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/click\/zddyxb\/z1r5vo\/fqdn8g\" target=\"_blank\">HITRECORD<\/a>. HITRECORD\u00a0is a worldwide community of wildly talented, artistically minded strangers that have come together, because they are united by the idea that we are stronger together than we are apart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sharp directly addressed the active members of Mr. Levitt&#8217;s HR community,\u00a0&#8220;<em>It looks like we are going to make things, it looks like we are going to\u00a0make a lot of things and even though it may not be necessary and even if it is presumptuous of me, I am asking\u00a0you to use these words and this music as an excuse for us to get started, I want you to tear it all apart and resist the\u00a0inclination to try and neatly put it all back together again, we going to make some beautiful things, we are going to make some ugly\u00a0things, we will make cheap things and possibly elegant things too, some of us will be clumsy, some of us accidentally suave and occasionally we may swap places and stand in each other&#8217;s shoes, we will talk about serious\u00a0things and meaningful things, but I&#8217;m certain we will talk about silly things too, at times we will take\u00a0those silly little things a little too seriously; without a doubt, we will almost certainly embarrass\u00a0ourselves and \u00a0hopefully, occasionally fail in\u00a0spectacular\u00a0fashion and then give ourselves permission to forgive each other a long the way; in the midst of the fun stuff and the dumb stuff we will fall down together and pick\u00a0each other back up, dust ourselves off and then see what else we can do. This is my sincere invitation that I am sending to you.<\/em>&#8220;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/click\/zddyxb\/z1r5vo\/vien8g\" target=\"_blank\">Connect + participate with the Q36 collaboration here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This somewhat rambling stream of consciousness, makeshift manifesto could easily speak for an overview of Sharp&#8217;s creative\u00a0ambitions for the future of\u00a0&#8216;Q36,&#8217; as The Rentals set sail to collaborate with a whole host of visual artists, musicians, podcasters, filmmakers, art\u00a0galleries, comedians, graphic designers, storytellers and other creative types. But, we will have to save that conversation, and share the news of those collaborations, for another day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information on The Rentals, visit <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/click\/zddyxb\/z1r5vo\/bbfn8g\" target=\"_blank\">therentals.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Two years ago\u00a0Matt Sharp\u00a0pleaded with Elon Musk to send him to outer space&#8230;finally that dream became a reality, as\u00a0The Rentals\u00a0launched\u00a0&#8216;Q36&#8217;\u00a0with the single\u00a0Spaceships\u00a0and shared a\u00a0lyric-video\u00a0shortly after <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=32836\" title=\"Matt Sharp and The Rentals announce &#8216;Q36&#8217; + share &#8216;Spaceships&#8217;\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":32837,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"On Culture Addicts: Matt Sharp and The Rentals announce 'Q36' + share first single 'Spaceships'","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[22,23,28,29,30,32,39],"tags":[6729,8693,2255,2320],"class_list":["post-32836","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-guitar-rock","category-indie","category-music","category-music-video","category-new-release","category-records","category-vinyl","tag-matt-sharp","tag-q36","tag-spaceships","tag-the-rentals"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/f99c1750fff41ceadd79b100_1100x710.jpg?fit=1100%2C710","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2B2TV-8xC","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":32918,"url":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=32918","url_meta":{"origin":32836,"position":0},"title":"The Rentals share new single \u2018Forgotten Astronaut\u2019","author":"cultureaddicts","date":"November 23, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Two years ago\u00a0Matt Sharp\u00a0begged Elon Musk to send him to outer space\u2026 that dream became a reality, as\u00a0The Rentals\u00a0launched\u00a0\u2018Q36\u2019 with the single\u00a0Forgotten Astronaut. The voyage on \u2018Q36\u2019 will include 16 individual releases and over seven months to complete, culminating in the release of their double album. Listen to Forgotten Astronaut\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;guitar rock&quot;","block_context":{"text":"guitar rock","link":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?cat=22"},"img":{"alt_text":"Matt Sharp The Rentals","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/80B21C75-894B-402A-AC01-F786246317B3.jpeg?fit=624%2C880&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/80B21C75-894B-402A-AC01-F786246317B3.jpeg?fit=624%2C880&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/80B21C75-894B-402A-AC01-F786246317B3.jpeg?fit=624%2C880&resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":33537,"url":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=33537","url_meta":{"origin":32836,"position":1},"title":"The Rentals share lyric video for new single \u2018Teen Beat Cosmonaut\u2019","author":"cultureaddicts","date":"March 3, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"The Rentals\u00a0have released\u00a0Teen Beat Cosmonaut,\u00a0the latest single lifted from their forthcoming album\u00a0\u2018Q36\u2019. On Teen Beat Cosmonaut, which clocks in at under three and a half minutes, they pack in a full-on, vintage MOOG synthesizer freakout, sprawling cinematic FX-laden electric guitar landscapes, operatic, choral, arm-in-arm sing-a-long, and grandiose, symphonic crescendo, all\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;guitar rock&quot;","block_context":{"text":"guitar rock","link":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?cat=22"},"img":{"alt_text":"Matt Sharp press photo","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/f99c1750fff41ceadd79b100_1100x710.jpg?fit=1100%2C710&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/f99c1750fff41ceadd79b100_1100x710.jpg?fit=1100%2C710&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/f99c1750fff41ceadd79b100_1100x710.jpg?fit=1100%2C710&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/f99c1750fff41ceadd79b100_1100x710.jpg?fit=1100%2C710&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/f99c1750fff41ceadd79b100_1100x710.jpg?fit=1100%2C710&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":34277,"url":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=34277","url_meta":{"origin":32836,"position":2},"title":"The Rentals share new single + video \u2018INFORMATION (And The Island In The Sky)\u2019","author":"cultureaddicts","date":"May 17, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"The Rentals\u00a0have released their new single and \u201850s science fiction-inspired music video\u00a0INFORMATION (And The Island In The Sky).\u00a0The 13th release lifted from the group\u2019s upcoming 16-track majestic double album\u00a0\u2018Q36,\u2019 shows that\u00a0Matt Sharp\u00a0& co. have saved some of their best and most universal music for the final four singles of The\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;guitar rock&quot;","block_context":{"text":"guitar rock","link":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?cat=22"},"img":{"alt_text":"The Rentals press photo","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/9BE3E5EE-5E05-41ED-8F5B-B32BF5623420.jpeg?fit=1200%2C801&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/9BE3E5EE-5E05-41ED-8F5B-B32BF5623420.jpeg?fit=1200%2C801&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/9BE3E5EE-5E05-41ED-8F5B-B32BF5623420.jpeg?fit=1200%2C801&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/9BE3E5EE-5E05-41ED-8F5B-B32BF5623420.jpeg?fit=1200%2C801&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/9BE3E5EE-5E05-41ED-8F5B-B32BF5623420.jpeg?fit=1200%2C801&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":33047,"url":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=33047","url_meta":{"origin":32836,"position":3},"title":"The Rentals share video for \u20189th Configuration\u2019","author":"cultureaddicts","date":"December 16, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"The Rentals have shared a lyric video for the third release lifted from \u2018Q36\u2019,\u00a09th Configuration, created by visual artists\u00a0Laia Cabrera\u00a0and\u00a0Isabelle Duverger\u00a0(Laia Cabrera & CO.)\u00a0with lyric titles designed by\u00a0Yimeng Yuki Yuan. Watch the video clip via YouTube below. https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=INCXJOXrrmg Pre-order\u00a0\u2018Q36\u2019\u00a0via Bandcamp 9th Configuration is inspired by both the\u00a0William Peter (The Exorcist)\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;guitar rock&quot;","block_context":{"text":"guitar rock","link":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?cat=22"},"img":{"alt_text":"Matt Sharp of The Rentals","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/60075B90-ECDF-4C15-99F8-3EDCD5DF0B8E.jpeg?fit=586%2C880&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/60075B90-ECDF-4C15-99F8-3EDCD5DF0B8E.jpeg?fit=586%2C880&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/60075B90-ECDF-4C15-99F8-3EDCD5DF0B8E.jpeg?fit=586%2C880&resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":34006,"url":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=34006","url_meta":{"origin":32836,"position":4},"title":"The Rentals share \u2018Forgotten Astronaut\u2019 video","author":"cultureaddicts","date":"April 14, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"The Rentals\u00a0have shared the music video for\u00a0Forgotten Astronaut to coincide with the release of\u00a0their\u00a0\u2018Q36 Forgotten Astronaut Special Feature\u2019\u00a0EP\u00a0on all digital platforms. Both releases aim to remind us of the extraordinary things mankind is capable of accomplishing when we work with a common goal and purpose. Just as citizens from all\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;indie&quot;","block_context":{"text":"indie","link":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?cat=23"},"img":{"alt_text":"Matt Sharp The Rentals press photo","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/724676E9-D9F6-4CE1-84A7-255EF0435AAE.jpeg?fit=656%2C880&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/724676E9-D9F6-4CE1-84A7-255EF0435AAE.jpeg?fit=656%2C880&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/724676E9-D9F6-4CE1-84A7-255EF0435AAE.jpeg?fit=656%2C880&resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":34555,"url":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=34555","url_meta":{"origin":32836,"position":5},"title":"The Rentals release new single \u2018Shake Your Diamonds\u2019","author":"cultureaddicts","date":"July 7, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"The Rentals\u2019\u00a0have released their new single and fuzz-charged, double-album opener\u00a0Shake Your Diamonds. The viscerally bombastic pop song is a call to arms in class-warfare during a science-fiction clusterf%*k called the last day on earth. Shake\u2019s series of synthetic, sonic explosions never relents from the first downbeat through to the very\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;guitar rock&quot;","block_context":{"text":"guitar rock","link":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?cat=22"},"img":{"alt_text":"The Rentals press photo","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/9BE3E5EE-5E05-41ED-8F5B-B32BF5623420.jpeg?fit=1200%2C801&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/9BE3E5EE-5E05-41ED-8F5B-B32BF5623420.jpeg?fit=1200%2C801&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/9BE3E5EE-5E05-41ED-8F5B-B32BF5623420.jpeg?fit=1200%2C801&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/9BE3E5EE-5E05-41ED-8F5B-B32BF5623420.jpeg?fit=1200%2C801&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/9BE3E5EE-5E05-41ED-8F5B-B32BF5623420.jpeg?fit=1200%2C801&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32836","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=32836"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32836\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":32840,"href":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32836\/revisions\/32840"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/32837"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=32836"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=32836"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=32836"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}