Phantom Planet

Phantom Planet is a frequently evolving 4-piece band based out of Southern California and has recently achieved fame for its song "California", which went on to become the theme song for the popular TV show, The O.C.. Phantom Pla

Phantom Planet is a frequently evolving 4-piece band based out of Southern California and has recently achieved fame for its song "California", which went on to become the theme song for the popular TV show, The O.C.. Phantom Planet has also performed a cover of Jackson Browne's "Somebody's Baby" for Not Another Teen Movie. Their first record is a surf-rock collection of tunes reminiscent of The Beach Boys. Their second is classic rock harkening to U2 and Blur. Their third and most recent album is an amalgam of sounds, described by the boys as "a fight between" bands such as Fugazi, The Who, The Cure, The Flaming Lips, and The Clash.

The band is named after the theme song of a 1961 b-movie called The Phantom Planet. They decided on the name in 1994 in a Pizza Hut.