Blog: Powerpopaholic: The Power Pop Music Review Site!

A long time ago, in a galaxy not so far away, a band named Phantom Planet was a simple emo-styled power pop band lead by Alex Greenwald and with actor Jason Schwartzman playing drums. Then they got pop fame and fortune with the single "California" on the TV show, the O.C. and then somewhere along the way the major label dumped them and four years later it brings us to "Raise The Dead." Welcome home, guys. Much like Supergrass, this band is on the comeback tour. And glad to say, this is the strongest Phantom Planet album since "The Guest." [...]