Phantom Planet

About Phantom Planet

Phantom Planet is the self-titled third album by the rock band Phantom Planet, released on January 6, 2004. The album marked a startling change in the band's sound, shifting from radio-friendly pop rock to garage rock, comparable to the sound of The Strokes. Produced by Dave Fridmann (Weezer, MGMT), it is the first album to feature current drummer Jeff Conrad (ex-Big City Rock). It has been credited with earning the band's first significant fan base, as well as some minor commercial success. During the recording of the album, drummer and co-founder Jason Schwartzman left the band to pursue his acting career. The song "By the Bed" is about Alex's grandmother, and what she told him on her deathbed. The song "Jabberjaw" deals with anger and frustration. Alex Greenwald commented on this song in Nylon magazine: The music video for album's single, "Big Brat" had significant airplay beginning in December 2003. It cuts between scenes of an urban performance of the song to the band shooting a low budget zombie film in the relative location. more »