{"id":32918,"date":"2019-11-23T12:15:00","date_gmt":"2019-11-23T17:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=32918"},"modified":"2019-11-23T08:33:41","modified_gmt":"2019-11-23T13:33:41","slug":"the-rentals-share-new-single-forgotten-astronaut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=32918","title":{"rendered":"The Rentals share new single \u2018Forgotten Astronaut\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>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\u00a0<em>Forgotten Astronaut. <\/em>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 <em>Forgotten Astronaut<\/em> 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\/mw6GXDik02A?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>Inspired by the writing of\u00a0NASA Astronaut Michael Collins,\u00a0Matt Sharp\u2019s lyrics for\u00a0The<strong> <\/strong>Rentals\u00a0new single\u00a0<em>Forgotten Astronaut<\/em>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0which is out now &#8211; read like an imaginary, inner-conversation the Command Module Pilot of Apollo 11 may have had with himself during the 21 hours Collins spent alone waiting for Aldrin and Armstrong to return safely to their home away from home, the spacecraft Columbia.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>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\u2018Q36\u2019 and\u00a0Joseph Gordon Levitt\u2019s\u00a0egalitarian online creative platform\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/click\/zddyxb\/j1slzhc\/fqdn8g\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>HITRECORD<\/strong><\/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.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Forgotten Astronaut features Matt Sharp on vocals, bass &amp; Synthesizers, Nick Zinner on guitars, Ronnie Vannucci on drums, and The Gentle Assassins for the choir.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/click\/nw7kyb\/z1r5vo\/f26x9g\">Pre-Order \u2018Q36\u2019 Via Bandcamp<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information on The Rentals, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/click\/nw7kyb\/z1r5vo\/vu7x9g\">www.therentals.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>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. 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