Palm Trees and Power Lines is the fourth studio album by American rock band Sugarcult. The album contains the MTV hits "Memory" and "She's the Blade".
Video Palm Trees and Power Lines
Production
Recording took place at Full Kilt Studio and Third Stone Recording in North Hollywood, California with producer Gavin MacKillop. Additional production was done by Tim Pagnotta. Wes Sideman acted as assistant engineer at Third Stone Recording. John Nooney, Mauro Rubbi and Trent Slatton engineered the Pro-Tools sessions. Tim Cullen provided additional backing vocals. Alain Johannes performed additional guitar. Nooney and Ariel Rechtshaid contributed keyboards. Slatton provided programming. Tom Lord-Alge mixed "She's the Blade", "Crying", "Memory", "Back to California" and "Over" at South Beach Studio. Mark Trombino mixed "Worst December" and "Champagne" at Chalice Recording Studios with assistance from Alan Mason. Mackillop mixed "Destination Anywhere", "What You Say", "Head Up" and "Counting Stars". Evan Frankfort mixed "Sign Off". Brian Gardner mastered the recordings at Bernie Grudman Mastering in Hollywood, California.
Maps Palm Trees and Power Lines
Release
On December 15, 2003, Palm Trees and Power Lines was announced for release. In January 2004, the band went on a Japanese tour with Good Charlotte. During the same month, the band filmed amusic video for "Memory". "Memory" was released to radio on March 16. On February 25, the album's track listing was revealed. After being originally scheduled for release on March 9, the album was eventually released on April 13. The album is named after the scenery in California where the band members live, as the skyline is littered with palm trees and power lines. On the album cover, a few pieces of Californian scenery can be seen in the background, such as a liquor store, which Pagnotta visits in the documentary Back to the Disaster. "She's the Blade" was released to radio on August 31. In October and November, the group supported Green Day on their headlining US tour. In February 2005, the group supported Hawthorne Heights on the Take Action Tour across the US.
Reception
Palm Trees and Power Lines sold 22,000 copies, reaching number 46 on the Billboard 200. The album received mixed to favorable reviews from critics. Johnny Loftus of Allmusic gives a favorable review, concluding that "Sugarcult are thankfully more concerned with pleasing the crowd than making a statement." Punktastic characterizes the album as "one hell of a grower," a record "that shows maturity without ever coming across as trite or predictable." The review goes on to call the album "a fine record which, while not as anthemic and instant as its predecessor, is destined to be a sure-fire summer hit."
Track listing
All songs by Tim Pagnotta, all music by Pagnotta and Sugarcult.
- "She's the Blade" - 2:59
- "Crying" - 3:29
- "Memory" - 3:46
- "Worst December" - 3:37
- "Back to California" - 4:07
- "Destination Anywhere" - 3:51
- "Champagne" - 2:56
- "What You Say" - 2:39
- "Over" - 3:24
- "Head Up" - 3:56
- "Counting Stars" - 3:38
- "Sign Off" - 2:13
- "Blackout" (Japanese bonus track) - 3:10
Note
- An acoustic version of "Memory" was released on the compilation album Punk Goes Acoustic.
Personnel
Personnel per booklet.
References
Citations
Sources
External links
- Official website
Source of article : Wikipedia
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