Spring '08 LPs From Madonna, Coldplay, The Roots, Mudcrutch, Elvis Costello

Phantom Planet

Raise the Dead 4/15

SoCal pop-rockers Phantom Planet have changed significantly since their sunny song "California" was used as the theme to The O.C. in 2003. There were lineup changes, a label shift (to Pete Wentz?s Decaydance mothership, Fueled by Ramen), and then there's frontman Alex Greenwald's newfound appreciation for cult leaders. While Greenwald was writing songs for the band's first LP in four years, he immersed himself in music by David Koresh and Charles Manson. While those creepy influences are evident on Raise the Dead's "Leader," Big Star and the Zombies remain the act's more obvious reference points.

"Do the Panic"

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