Phantom Planet

5,869,956 plays (489,051 listeners)
In your library (0 plays)

Listening now: Hunter628, rdblue, todorosa

371 shouts

Add to my Library Share

Get Ringtones

(1994 – present)

Phantom Planet is a frequently evolving four-piece alternative music band based out of Southern California that achieved fame for its track

California, which has gone on to become the theme song for the popular Fox TV series, The O.C… Phantom Planet also performed a cover of Jackson Browne’s Somebody’s Baby for Not Another Teen Movie.

Big Brat was also introduced in the video game soundtrack, Driv3r (Driver 3). Their first record is a surf-rock collection of tunes reminiscent of The Beach Boys. Their second is classic rock harkening to U2 and Blur. Their third and most recent album is an amalgam of sounds, described by the band members as “a fight between” bands such as Fugazi, The Who, The Cure, The Flaming Lips, and The Clash.

Phantom Planet are: Alex Greenwald on vocals, Sam Farrar on bass, Darren Robinson and Jacques Brauther (not currently in the group) on guitar and Jason Schwartzman (later replaced by Jeff Conrad) on drums.

They played their first show ever in 1995 at The Dragonfly in Hollywood. Most of their friends couldn’t attend because they were still in high school, while the Dragonfly only serves customers that are 21 and over. Two of the songs they played are featured on the bonus material of the Chicago, Chicagogoing, Chicagogone DVD. Among the songs performed were “My Friend Liz’s Dad” (misprinted as “My Friend Liz Is Dead on the DVD), and a cover of the Beastie Boys’ 1994 song “Sabotage”.

Tagged as:

rock, indie, alternative, indie rock, alternative rock
See more…

Similar Artists

Top Albums

The Guest
Phantom Planet
Buy
- Download Album
- Amazon MP3 $9.99
- 7digital Search
- iTunes $13.99
- Buy Album
- Amazon $6.99
- eBay Search
Phantom Planet
Phantom Planet
Buy
- Download Album
- Amazon MP3 Search
- 7digital $9.99
- iTunes Search
- Buy Album
- Amazon Search
- eBay Search
Raise The Dead
Phantom Planet
Buy
- Download Album
- Amazon MP3 $9.99
- 7digital $7.77
- iTunes $9.99
- Buy Album
- Amazon $9.96
- eBay Search
Phantom Planet Is Missing
Phantom Planet
Buy
- Download Album
- Amazon MP3 $9.49
- 7digital $7.77
- iTunes $9.99
- Buy Album
- Amazon $8.99
- eBay Search

Top Tracks

1	California full track	4,563
2	Do The Panic full track	1,226
3	Lonely Day full track	859
4	Always on My Mind full track	684
5	Hey Now Girl full track	454
6	Anthem full track	452
7	Dropped	414
7	In Our Darkest Hour full track	414
9	Big Brat full track	393
10	Raise The Dead	384
11	One Ray of Sunlight full track	356
12	Nobody's Fault full track	329
13	Turn Smile Shift Repeat full track	313
14	California 2005	307
15	Something Is Wrong full track	302

Shoutbox

Leave a comment. Log in to Last.fm or sign up (it’s free).

johnurocks wrote:
37 minutes ago

Hey faggots. How about you actually listen to their other songs? [2]

View Profile | Leave johnurocks a shout
frouann wrote:
9 hours ago

missin them lot

View Profile | Leave frouann a shout
ReFa123 wrote:
last month

Very good)

View Profile | Leave ReFa123 a shout
itsblitz wrote:
last month

i think the self-titled was maybe their best album, although raise the dead is a great one.

View Profile | Leave itsblitz a shout
Cheekeemunkee wrote:
last month

Really dig the Raise the Dead album, but it's hard for anything to top "After Hours" or "The Meantime" for me....

View Profile | Leave Cheekeemunkee a shout
boothanew wrote:
last month

fuckkn catchy

View Profile | Leave boothanew a shout
notpining wrote:
last month

Personally I like 'Do The Panic' better, but everything of theirs is pretty fucking fantastic.

View Profile | Leave notpining a shout
Eatyobrains wrote:
last month

Very underappreciated. The 'California' hit does them absolutely no justice.

View Profile | Leave Eatyobrains a shout
dickterotial wrote:
last month

lonely lonely lonely daaaaaay

View Profile | Leave dickterotial a shout
conditionals wrote:
last month

That new 'Phantom Planet' album cover they put up with that fucking sticker gives me the fucking shits.

View Profile | Leave conditionals a shout
NRYC wrote:
last month

happy birthday Alex :)

View Profile | Leave NRYC a shout
tresheartlauren wrote:
last month

Hey faggots. How about you actually listen to their other songs?

View Profile | Leave tresheartlauren a shout
DaniaDouwa wrote:
last month

CALIFORNIA HERE WE COME <3

View Profile | Leave DaniaDouwa a shout
conditionals wrote:
September 2009

@letsburnholes: yeah, it will probably be the last, but you're right - what a way to go.

View Profile | Leave conditionals a shout
jess_hates_you wrote:
September 2009

awesomeeeeee <3

View Profile | Leave jess_hates_you a shout
JonRobson91 wrote:
September 2009

Literally 1 hit wonder.

View Profile | Leave JonRobson91 a shout
letsburnholes wrote:
September 2009

If Raise The Dead is to be their last album, it's a great way to go out. A swan song to beat all swan songs. But we all know Phantom Planet is forever. :-)

View Profile | Leave letsburnholes a shout
WateryDomestic wrote:
September 2009

Their self-titled album is the album I wish Weezer would have made after Pinkerton.

View Profile | Leave WateryDomestic a shout
conditionals wrote:
September 2009

I agree that 1st Things 1st is their best. Followed by Ship Lost at Sea.

View Profile | Leave conditionals a shout
Evan___ wrote:
August 2009

too bad they're not together anymore..

View Profile | Leave Evan___ a shout