This would be a great album for many bands but it is simply mediocre for Phantom Planet. After a four year wait I was expecting a truly phenomenal album in line with those previously released (even the self titled effort is brilliant in it's own ways) but Raise the Dead is simply adequate in every sense of the word....for Phantom Planet.

Don't get me wrong, there are some great songs on here---The title track, I Don't Mind, and Ship Lost at Sea are all excellent songs but they just don't hold a flame to the other albums.

Buy this album if you're looking for a great alt/pop/grunge/rock amalgam album. But if you are a die-hard Phantom Planet fan it will ultimately come as a disappointment. They had the right idea by trying to combined the dark sound of the Self Titled album with the pop sensibility of their earlier works...could've been an amazing result, but it just didn't come out quite right.

Here's to hoping they stick around to get it right.