Three years after his departure from
Phantom Planet, musician/actor
Jason Schwartzman returned to L.A.'s pop-loving circles with the solo project
Coconut Records.
Schwartzman had launched
Phantom Planet in 1994 and served as the band's drummer for nearly a decade, simultaneously furthering his acting career with roles in Rushmore, CQ, Slackers, S1m0ne, and Spun. The offers increased once he left
Phantom Planet's lineup in 2003, but
Schwartzman nevertheless had trouble shaking music from his system. With
Incubus guitarist
Mike Einziger serving as producer, he decamped to Malibu during the summer of 2006 to record
Nighttiming, handling most of the vocal and instrumental duties himself while granting cameos to a slew of fellow actors and musicians (including
Kirsten Dunst,
Zooey Deschanel,
Brandon Boyd,
Ben Kenney, and brother
Robert Carmine). The album was released early the following year on Young Baby Records, with the initial copies containing Polaroid photos taken by
Schwartzman himself. ~ Andrew Leahey, All Music Guide