Los Angeles rockers Phantom Planet have recently reunited after a decade-long hiatus, returning earlier with their new track “BALISONG,” earlier this year. It was their first release since 2008 and it has been recently followed-up with another new single in “Party Animal.”
The track has that classic Phantom Planet sound, but also packs a different sort of punch than some of Phantom Planet’s older material, giving fans a little bit of something familiar but enough new to usher in this new era of the band. Singer/songwriter Alex Greenwald had this to say about the creation of the track: Once, I found myself walking on a deserted street in Brazil, dressed in a leopard print shirt and zebra striped pants. It was a hot day and I was sweating. A photographer for a fashion label was taking pictures of me. All of a sudden I heard words in my head – as if the sky had whispered them just to me – it said: “Remember you are part animal, part party animal.” I couldn’t stop laughing. Maybe we should all remember we’re a little bit of both.”
Phantom Planet is about to play a few super intimate shows, including tonight at The Rooftop at Elsewhere. Stay tuned for coverage of that show later this week, and find “Party Animal” streaming below.
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