Seven More Minutes

Seven More Minutes
Studio album by
The Rentals
ReleasedApril 13, 1999
Recorded1996–1998
StudioMatrix Studios (London) Drive By Studios (Los Angeles)
Genre
Length58:17
LabelMaverick
ProducerMatt Sharp
The Rentals chronology
Return of the Rentals
(1995) 		Seven More Minutes
(1999) 		The Last Little Life EP
(2007)
Singles from Seven More Minutes
  1. "Getting By"
    Released: March 23, 1999[1]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[3]
Hot Press9/12[4]
NME6/10[5]
Pitchfork Media5.9/10[6]
Popmatters[7]
Rolling Stone[8]

Seven More Minutes is the second studio album by American rock band The Rentals. It was released on April 13, 1999, and reached number 23 on Billboard's Heatseekers Album chart.[9]

Background and production

Beginning in 1995—the same year that Return of the Rentals was released—The Rentals' frontman, Matt Sharp, began to spend a considerable amount of time in Spain, particularly Barcelona.[10] While there, he began to record lyrics and melodies for songs that would appear on this album on a tape recorder while at nightclubs and parties.[10][11] For "My Head Is in the Sun", Sharp cowrote the song with Rivers Cuomo, whom he had previously worked with while on the band Weezer.[10] Songs were recorded in Barcelona and London.[11] The album featured contributions from artists from other bands, which, in addition to Cuomo, included Damon Albarn of Blur, Miki Berenyi of Lush, Petra Haden of That Dog, Donna Matthews of Elastica, and Tim Wheeler of Ash.[11] While mixing the album, Sharp lived in Cuomo's apartment in Boston.[10]

Sharp said that a goal of his with Seven More Minutes was to make the album more universally accessible than its predecessor, which he said had been "on the geeky side of things".[11] While he said that both of the albums were personal reflections of his life at the time that he was writing them, this new album was more grand in scale.[11] Concerning the use of synthesizers, which were featured heavily in both albums, Sharp said that he had wanted to utilize them in a less "new wave" style with Seven More Minutes.[10]

Release and promotion

The album was released on April 13, 1999.[11] "Getting By" was released to rock radio stations several weeks earlier, on March 23.[11] Maverick, the record label, said that they would be utilizing mailing lists for fans of The Rentals, Weezer, and bands whose members were featured in the album in order to promote the album.[11] Additionally, they would be distributing cassette samplers of some of the songs at concerts for bands that they believed would have a similar fanbase for The Rentals.[11] Prior to the album's release, Sharp said that he planned to do a concert tour to promote the album.[11] Sharp said that, while his commitment to Weezer had limited his ability to promote Return of the Rentals, he would be more active in this album's promotion.[11]

Critical reception

David Daley of CMJ New Music Monthly gave the album a positive review, calling it "more cohesive and daring than their debut, but with just as much kitschy new wave fun".[10] Miles Raymer of Entertainment Weekly also spoke positively of the album, saying it was "almost shockingly raw and honest".[12]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Matt Sharp, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Getting By" 2:52
2."Hello, Hello" 4.17
3."She Says It's Alright" 3:59
4."The Cruise" 4:04
5."Barcelona" 4:04
6."Say Goodbye Forever" 3:56
7."Overlee" 5:31
8."Big Daddy C." 3:20
9."Keep Sleeping" 3:43
10."The Man with Two Brains" 4:39
11."Must Be Wrong" 4:30
12."Insomnia" 1:56
13."It's Alright (Reprise)" 1:09
14."My Head Is in the Sun"
4:41
15."Jumping Around" 5:36
Total length:58:17
Japanese Bonus Track
No.TitleLength
16."The Great Bank Robbery"6:39
Total length:64:56

Personnel

  • Matt Sharp - vocals
  • Rod Cervera - electric and acoustic guitars
  • Jim Richards - Moog and ARP synthesizers; piano on "She Says It's Alright" and "My Head Is in the Sun"; trombone on "She Says It's Alright"
  • Kevin March - drums

Additional musicians

  • Damon Albarn - vocals on "Big Daddy C."
  • Petra Haden - vocals on various tracks.
  • Miki Berenyi - vocals on "The Cruise"
  • Donna Matthews - vocals on "Must Be Wrong" and "Say Goodbye Forever"
  • Maya Rudolph - vocals on "Barcelona" and "My Head Is in the Sun"
  • Tim Wheeler - guitars on "Overlee" and "Hello, Hello"
  • Danny Frankel - percussion on "Hello, Hello"
  • Sharon McConochie - main vocals on "The Man with Two Brains"[13]

References

  1. ^ Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. March 6, 1999.
  2. ^ Seven More Minutes at AllMusic
  3. ^ Mirkin, Steven (May 7, 1999). "Seven More Minutes". Entertainment Weekly. Time Inc. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
  4. ^ Walshe, John (July 21, 1999). "Seven MoreMinutes". Hot Press. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
  5. ^ "Seven More Minutes". NME. Inspire. September 12, 2005. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
  6. ^ "Pitchfork Media review". Archived from the original on March 8, 2008. Retrieved March 8, 2008.
  7. ^ Zupko, Sarah. "The Rentals, Seven More Minutes". Popmatters. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
  8. ^ "Rolling Stone review". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on December 17, 2009. Retrieved December 17, 2009.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  9. ^ "Billboard's Heatseekers Album Chart". Billboard. May 1, 1999. p. 20. ISSN 0006-2510. OCLC 732913734.
  10. ^ a b c d e f Daley, David (May 1999). "Bonus Time". CMJ New Music Monthly (69). Photograph by Chapman Baehler: 11. ISSN 1074-6978. OCLC 29780650.
  11. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Borzillo, Carrie (March 6, 1999). "A Playful Attitude Marks the Return of Maverick's Rentals". Billboard. pp. 14, 19. ISSN 0006-2510. OCLC 732913734.
  12. ^ Raymer, Miles (October 24, 2014). "The Rentals' Matt Sharp talks new record and living in Weezer's shadow". Entertainment Weekly. About Inc. ISSN 1049-0434. OCLC 21114137. Retrieved October 22, 2025.
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