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{{cite book}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ↑ Elon Musk Is Making Me Sad - Single by The Rentals, 2017-10-05, retrieved 2022-12-15
- ↑ Spaceships - Single by The Rentals, 2019-11-05, retrieved 2022-12-15
- ↑ Forgotten Astronaut - Single by The Rentals, 2019-11-19, retrieved 2022-12-15
- ↑ 9th Configuration - Single by The Rentals, 2019-12-03, retrieved 2022-12-15
- ↑ Breaking and Breaking and Breaking - Single by The Rentals, 2019-12-17, retrieved 2022-12-15
- ↑ Invasion Night - Single by The Rentals, 2019-12-31, retrieved 2022-12-15
- ↑ Nowhere Girl - Single by The Rentals, 2020-01-14, retrieved 2022-12-15
- ↑ Great Big Blue - Single by The Rentals, 2020-01-28, retrieved 2022-12-15
- ↑ Conspiracy - Single by The Rentals, 2020-02-11, retrieved 2022-12-15
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- ↑ Goodbye, Steve - Single by The Rentals, 2020-06-09, retrieved 2022-12-15
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