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'''''Q36''''' is the fourth studio album by [[the Rentals]]. The album's release stretched from [[November 5]], [[2019]] to [[June 26]], [[2020]], as its tracks were released one-by-one at a pace of roughly two each month. | '''''Q36''''' is the fourth studio album by [[the Rentals]]. The album's release stretched from [[November 5]], [[2019]] to [[June 26]], [[2020]], as its tracks were released one-by-one at a pace of roughly two each month. [[Matt Sharp]] wrote the album and receives a producing credit. He worked with a core band consisting of [[Nick Zinner]] of the {{Wiki2|Yeah_Yeah_Yeahs|Yeah Yeah Yeahs}}, mixer/engineer [[Dave Fridmann]], and drummer [[Ronnie Vannucci]] of [[The Killers]]. The lyrics on ''Q36'' incorporate science fiction themes, including the lead single "[[Elon Musk is Making Me Sad]]," which, as of June 2023, is the band's second-most streamed on Spotify behind "[[Friends of P.]]" "Elon Musk is Making Me Sad" makes reference to a {{Wiki2|Q_score|"Q score"}}, which may be the origin of the album's title. | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
The Rentals' fourth album was announced alongside the release of the single "[[Elon Musk Is Making Me Sad]]" on [[October 4]], [[2017]].<ref>The Rentals. ''Tumblr''. 4 October 2017. Archived by ''Wayback Machine'' 17 May 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190517053613/https://therentalsmusic.tumblr.com/</ref> Rentals frontman [[Matt Sharp]] tweeted about the album's production at various points throughout 2018, indicating that the album would be engineered by [[Dave Fridmann]], who had previously engineered [[Weezer]]'s ''[[Pinkerton]]''.<ref>@_mattsharp "true story: fridmann’s mixing console has been searching for signs of extraterrestrial life, the entire time we’ve been working on @therentals | The Rentals' fourth album was announced alongside the release of the single "[[Elon Musk Is Making Me Sad]]" on [[October 4]], [[2017]].<ref>The Rentals. ''Tumblr''. 4 October 2017. Archived by ''Wayback Machine'' 17 May 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190517053613/https://therentalsmusic.tumblr.com/</ref> Rentals frontman [[Matt Sharp]] tweeted about the album's production at various points throughout 2018, indicating that the album would be engineered by [[Dave Fridmann]], who had previously engineered [[Weezer]]'s ''[[Pinkerton]]''.<ref>@_mattsharp "true story: fridmann’s mixing console has been searching for signs of extraterrestrial life, the entire time we’ve been working on @therentals | ||