Phantom Planet (album)
{{Infobox album
| name = Phantom Planet
| type = studio
| artist = Phantom Planet
| cover = Phantom Planet-Phantom Planet.jpg
| alt =
| released = January 6, 2004
| recorded = Tarbox Road Studios, Cassadga, New York{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Phantom-Planet-Phantom-Planet/release/1287190 |title=Phantom Planet - Phantom Planet (CD, Album) at Discogs |publisher=Discogs |accessdate=2012-01-11}}
| studio =
| genre = Alternative rock, garage rock, shoegaze{{cite web|url=http://www.tinymixtapes.com/music-review/phantom-planet-phantom-planet |title=Phantom Planet - Phantom Planet Review by TinyMixtapes |website=Tiny Mix Tapes |date= |accessdate=2006-12-14}}
| length = 35:32
| label = Epic
| producer = Dave Fridmann
| chronology = Phantom Planet
| prev_title = The Guest
| prev_year = 2002
| next_title = Limited Edition Tour EP
| next_year = 2007
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Phantom Planet
| type = studio
| single1 = Big Brat
| single1date = October 21, 2003
}}
}}
{{Music ratings
|rev1 = AllMusic
|rev1score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}[http://www.allmusic.com/album/phantom-planet-r674791 Allmusic review]
|rev2 = Pitchfork
|rev2score = 7.3/10[http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/6258-phantom-planet/ Pitchfork Media review]
|rev3 = Rolling Stone
|rev3score = {{Rating|3|5}}[https://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album?id=4937871 Rolling Stone review]{{dead link|date=August 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
|rev4 = Spin
|rev4score = 6/10[http://www.spin.com/reviews/phantom-planet-phantom-planet-epicdaylight Spin Magazine review]
}}
Phantom Planet is the third album by the rock band Phantom Planet, released on January 6, 2004. The album marked a change in the band's sound, shifting from radio-friendly pop rock to garage rock, comparable to the sound of the Strokes.{{cite web|last=Hiatt |first=Brian |url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,572844,00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070526093951/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,572844,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 26, 2007 |title=Planet Waves |publisher=EW.com |date=2004-01-08 |accessdate=2012-01-11}} Produced by Dave Fridmann, it is their first album to feature drummer Jeff Conrad (ex-Big City Rock).
During the recording of the album, drummer and co-founder Jason Schwartzman left the band to pursue his acting career.
The music video for album's single, "Big Brat" cuts between scenes of an urban performance of the song to the band shooting a low budget zombie film in the relative location. The actual zombie film being shot was used as an alternate music video for the song available to fans on the band's website.
Recording and production
The album was Phantom Planet's first without drummer Jason Schwartzman, who announced midway through the sessions that he was leaving to pursue acting full-time. "He finally made the adult decision between the two sides of him," Greenwald said of his friend, with whom he co-founded the group at age thirteen. "It was a little strange at first, but there's no bad blood. We're still best friends." Schwartzman, the star of several films, including Rushmore, The Darjeeling Limited, Funny People, and television shows like Bored to Death, can be heard on half the album's tracks, while the rest feature new drummer Jeff Conrad.{{cite web|url=http://www.tlchicken.com/article.php?ARTid=1943 |title=PHANTOM PLANET'S JACQUES BRAUTBAR - tastes like chicken |publisher=Tlchicken.com |date= |accessdate=2012-01-11}}
Songs
The song "By the Bed" is about Alex's grandmother, and what she told him on her deathbed, and the song "Jabberjaw" deals with anger and frustration.
Alex Greenwald commented on "Jabberjaw" in Nylon magazine:
{{cquote|There are references to this one girl- that's what "Jabberjaw" is about. She wouldn't stop complaining about how a guest spot on a TV show was going to ruin her and how she didn't want to turn out like me- credibility ruined by being in a Gap commercial. It infuriated me. And I drove home livid and wrote an angry song about it.{{cite web|url=http://www.songmeanings.net/lyric.php?lid=3530822107858494112 |title=Lyrics | Phantom Planet - Jabberjaw |publisher=SongMeanings |date= |accessdate=2012-01-11}}}}
Track listing
{{track listing
| headline = Phantom Planet track listing
| all_writing = Alex Greenwald, except "You're Not Welcome Here" composed by Greenwald and Jason Schwartzman
| title1 = The Happy Ending
| length1 = 3:20
| title2 = Badd Business
| length2 = 2:18
| title3 = Big Brat
| length3 = 3:21
| title4 = 1st Things 1st
| length4 = 2:53
| title5 = Making a Killing
| length5 = 2:43
| title6 = You're Not Welcome Here
| length6 = 3:30
| title7 = By the Bed
| length7 = 3:41
| title8 = Knowitall
| length8 = 4:03
| title9 = Jabberjaw
| length9 = 3:16
| title10 = After Hours
| length10 = 2:46
| title11 = The Meantime
| length11 = 3:43
| total_length = 35:32
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Japanese bonus track
| title12 = The Living Dead
| note12 = originally appeared on Stubbs the Zombie: The Soundtrack
| length12 = 3:26
| title13 = Stiffs
| note13 = live
| length13 = 2:23
}}
Personnel
=Musicians=
Phantom Planet
- Alex Greenwald – lead vocals, guitar, bass{{cite web |url=http://silentuproar.com/interviews/29/phantom-planet/ |title = Phantom Planet / Interviews / Silent Uproar}}
- Sam Farrar – bass guitar, backing vocals, guitar, drums (tracks 3 and 8)
- Jacques Brautbar – rhythm guitar, bass, backing vocals
- Darren Robinson – lead guitar
- Jason Schwartzman – drums (tracks 1, 2, 4, 6, 7 and 9)
- Jeff Conrad – drums (tracks 5, 10 and 11)
Additional musicians
- Dean Keller – saxophone on "Big Brat" and "You're Not Welcome Here"
- Bill Racine – additional saxophone on "Big Brat"
=Production=
- Dave Fridmann – producer
- Rob Bronco – artwork
- Skullhead & Clark, Brandy Flower – artwork
- Mike Myerburg – photography
Charts
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|+Chart performance for Phantom Planet ! scope="col"| Chart (2004) ! scope="col"| Peak |
| scope="row"| Australian Albums (ARIA){{cite web|url=https://imgur.com/a/WcZfnd4 | title=Phantom Planet ARIA peaks to July 2024, received from ARIA in September 2024|publisher=ARIA|via=Imgur.com|access-date=September 28, 2024}} N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
| 122 |
|---|
| {{album chart|Billboard200|95|artist=Phantom Planet|rowheader=true|access-date=July 30, 2023}} |
References
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