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Sharp began production on The Rentals' second album beginning in Spring of [[1996]], traveling to London multiple times over the next two years. Sharp was substituted with [[Scott Riebling]] for the final ''[[Pinkerton]]'' sessions. Sharp left Weezer officially in [[1998]] - apparently a mutual and amicable decision between himself and the band - in order to focus on The Rentals. Sharp played with Weezer for the final time on [[August 15]], [[1997]] at [[Weezer concert: 08/15/1997 - Hollywood, CA|a benefit concert]] for [[Mykel and Carli Allan]]. His final collaboration with [[Rivers Cuomo]] would be the [[Homie]] song "[[American Girls]]", released in early 1998 for the [[Meet the Deedles Soundtrack|''Meet the Deedles'' Soundtrack]]. The Rentals released their sophomore album ''[[Seven More Minutes]]'' in 1999. However, the album sold less than ''Return of the Rentals'' and the band subsequently went on hiatus. | Sharp began production on The Rentals' second album beginning in Spring of [[1996]], traveling to London multiple times over the next two years. Sharp was substituted with [[Scott Riebling]] for the final ''[[Pinkerton]]'' sessions. Sharp left Weezer officially in [[1998]] - apparently a mutual and amicable decision between himself and the band - in order to focus on The Rentals. Sharp played with Weezer for the final time on [[August 15]], [[1997]] at [[Weezer concert: 08/15/1997 - Hollywood, CA|a benefit concert]] for [[Mykel and Carli Allan]]. His final collaboration with [[Rivers Cuomo]] would be the [[Homie]] song "[[American Girls]]", released in early 1998 for the [[Meet the Deedles Soundtrack|''Meet the Deedles'' Soundtrack]]. The Rentals released their sophomore album ''[[Seven More Minutes]]'' in 1999. However, the album sold less than ''Return of the Rentals'' and the band subsequently went on hiatus. | ||
===Litigation against Weezer=== | |||
On [[April 18]], [[2002]], Sharp filed a lawsuit against his former Weezer bandmates for breach of fiduciary duty, legal malpractice, and dissolution of partnership, declaratory relief and accounting under the copyright act. [https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/former-bassist-sues-weezer-176510/] Sharp claimed that he had co-written "[[Undone - The Sweater Song]]" and nine of the songs from ''[[Pinkerton]]'', and was entitled to one-third interest in the songs. Sharp also claimed in the suit that he had planned on appearing in the band's music video for "[[Island in the Sun]]" following the departure of [[Mikey Welsh]], and that he was consulted about songs that appeared on the band's [[Weezer (The Green Album)|self-titled third album]] [http://www.mtv.com/news/1453586/former-weezer-bassist-matt-sharp-sues-band-over-royalties/]. Said Sharp about the lawsuit to MTV: " I found out some things recently about their actions that really changed the whole thing and, all in all, really broke my heart. They left me no choice than to have to deal with it this way" [http://www.mtv.com/news/1455067/matt-sharp-preps-solo-lp-talks-weezer-lawsuit/]. The lawsuit was settled out of court [https://grantland.com/hollywood-prospectus/overrated-underrated-or-properly-rated-weezer/]. | |||
===Solo career=== | ===Solo career=== | ||
After nearly four years of no musical output, Sharp released a solo, acoustic EP in 2003 called ''[[Puckett's Versus the Country Boy]]'', followed | Wanting to "disconnect and cut all ties to the music world" [http://www.mtv.com/news/1491398/matt-sharp-says-lp-with-rivers-cuomo-may-never-come-out/], Sharp moved to a small house at 4212 Old Hillsboro Road in the small town of Leiper's Fork, Tennessee. After nearly four years of no musical output, Sharp released a solo, acoustic EP in [[2003]] called ''[[Puckett's Versus the Country Boy]]'', named for Puckett's, the town's sole restaurant and grocery store. Sharp followed up the release with a [[Matt Sharp (album)|full-length self-titled album]] in [[2004]]. | ||
In February of 2004, Sharp was joined by Weezer frontman [[Rivers Cuomo]] at a show at California State University, Fullerton. The duo played two Weezer songs, "[[Say It Ain't So]]" and "[[Undone]]", and an old demo, "[[Mrs. Young]]". Sharp alluded to a potential collaborative record, and the two performed "one of the first ideas [they] started working on together", a song titled "[[Time Song]]". The project, however, was eventually abandoned. Said Sharp in a letter to fans the following August, "we went through 15 or 16 new song ideas, some good, some not so good, but i'm sure there were a few things in there we could have been proud of. unfortunately our own special brand of disfunctionality may keep us from giving this collabaration the proper attention anytime soon." [http://www.inmusicwetrust.com/mattsharpletter.html] | |||
In February of 2004, Sharp was joined by Weezer | |||
=== | ===Reformation of the Rentals=== | ||
In 2005, Sharp reformed | In [[2005]], Sharp reformed the Rentals six years after the release of ''Seven More Minutes''. The band toured throughout [[2006]] and [[2007]], releasing ''[[The Last Little Life EP]]'' in [[2007]]. In early [[2009]], the band a new multimedia project titled ''[[Songs About Time]]'', consisting of three mini albums, a daily photo diary, and videos released weekly. | ||
===Lost in Alphaville=== | |||
==="Elon Musk is Making Me Sad" and fourth Rentals album=== | |||
== Film Appearances == | == Film Appearances == | ||
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* 2007 - ''[[The Last Little Life EP]]'' | * 2007 - ''[[The Last Little Life EP]]'' | ||
* 2009 - ''[[Songs About Time]]'' | * 2009 - ''[[Songs About Time]]'' | ||
* 2014 - ''[[Lost in Alphaville]]'' | |||
<small>This discography lists only The Rentals' albums. For more detail, please see the entry for [[The Rentals]]</small> | <small>This discography lists only The Rentals' albums. For more detail, please see the entry for [[The Rentals]]</small> | ||