Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| Q Magazine | |
| Pitchfork Media | (8.0/10) |
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| Allmusic | |
Return of the Rentals received generally favorable reviews from critics. Entertainment Weekly gave the album a "B" and claimed, "Its winsome love songs make for good, clean, disposable fun." Q magazine gave the album 3 stars and compare their work to the early work of the Cars, "The Rentals root themselves in the sound of late-`70s US new wave; the result is in many senses reminiscent of The Cars' earlier material." NME also praised the album giving it a 7 out of 10. They complimented that "despite its pretensions to meaningless electro-pop, it can't help but have depth..." Pitchfork Media's Ryan Schreiber also highly praised the album and enjoyed the band's attempt of bringing back Moog synthesizers. Peter D'Angelo of Allmusic praised the album as well, saying "Return of the Rentals is a real benchmark of carefree pop from the '90s, and shouldn't be forgotten anytime soon."
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