Phantom Planet

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Phantom Planet
Phantom Planet performing in August 2008
Background information
Origin	Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres	Alternative rock garage rock pop rock power pop
Years active	1994–2008 2012 2019–present
Labels	Fueled by Ramen Daylight Epic MCA Geffen Interscope
Members	Alex Greenwald Sam Farrar Darren Robinson Jeff Conrad
Past members	Jason Schwartzman Jacques Brautbar
Website	phantompla.net

Phantom Planet is an American rock band from Los Angeles, formed in 1994. The band consists of Alex Greenwald (vocals, rhythm guitar), Darren Robinson (lead guitar), Sam Farrar (bass guitar) and Jeff Conrad (drums). The band is best known for its track "California", which became the theme song for the TV series The O.C.. The band featured actor Jason Schwartzman on drums until 2003.

On November 25, 2008, the band announced in a blog entry on their website that they are going on "hiatus, and will not be playing any more live shows or making any new records, indefinitely."^[1] They played their last pre-hiatus show on December 12, 2008, in Los Angeles.

The band reunited in 2019, announcing that their hiatus was over.