Raise The Dead

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I never expected to like Phantom Planet as much as I've grown to. When I first heard about them they'd been label a 'Garage Band', one of the few labels in rock that'll turn me off a band. But Raise The Dead is a well crafted album that truly displays their talent. I can't stop listening to it. I was taken in by Alex Greenwald's voice (that man can wail no doubt about it.) and Sam Farrar's deft ba... read more

Description: RAISE THE DEAD is Phantom Planet's fourth full-length collection, following 1998's highly-praised PHANTOM PLANET IS MISSING, 2002's THE GUEST (which included the now-classic California, known far and wide as the theme song to Fox's The O.C.), and 2004's PHANTOM PLANET. The band started production on the new disc eighteen months ago, eventually paring down 120 tracks written and 30 tracks recorded to the final 12. The result is an album that effortlessly mixes the band s sixties pop influence with a modern slant that s extremely refreshing in today s increasingly homogenous musical landscape. With RAISE THE DEAD, whether you dec RAISE THE DEAD is Phantom Planet's fourth full-length collection,
following 1998's highly-praised PHANTOM PLANET IS MISSING,
2002's THE GUEST (which included the now-classic California,
known far and wide as the theme song to Fox's The O.C.), and 2004's
PHANTOM PLANET. The band started production on the new disc
eighteen months ago, eventually paring down 120 tracks written and
30 tracks recorded to the final 12. The result is an album that effortlessly mixes the band s sixties pop influence with a modern slant that s extremely refreshing in today s increasingly homogenous musical landscape. With RAISE THE DEAD, whether you decide to explore the cultinfluenced iconography or just want to listen to the songs on a purely visceral level, it s hard to deny that it was worth the four year wait ... (more) (less)