Phantom Planet
Phantom Planet performing at Summerfest 2025. From left to right: Lead guitarist Darren Robinson, frontman/rhythm guitarist Alex Greenwald, drummer Andrew Parker, and substitute bassist Chris Lorentz.
Background information
Also known as	Alex Greenwald & Phriends (2013)
Origin	Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres	Alternative rock garage rock pop rock power pop
Years active	1994–2008 2011–2013 2019–present
Labels	Fueled by Ramen Daylight Epic MCA Geffen Interscope Gong
Spinoffs	Blackblack Coconut Records Phases Operation Aloha Mark Ronson & The Business Intl. Bubble and Strife Twin Terrors Dead Honcho Vibe Mountain Fist Fright
Members	Alex Greenwald Sam Farrar Darren Robinson Andrew Parker
Past members	Jason Schwartzman Jacques Brautbar Jeff Conrad
Website	phantompla.net

Phantom Planet is an American rock band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 1994. The band consists of Alex Greenwald (vocals, rhythm guitar), Darren Robinson (lead guitar), Sam Farrar (bass guitar), and Andrew Parker (drums). The band is best known for their track "California", which became the theme song for the TV series The O.C.. Jason Schwartzman, now primarily an actor, was a founding member of the band, serving as the band's drummer until 2003.

On November 25, 2008, the band announced in a blog entry on their website that they were going on "hiatus" and would "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 for a series of one-off performances between 2011 and 2013, before permanently reuniting in 2019 and announcing that their hiatus was over.