the Blade" was released to radio on August 31; the CD single featured a Mark Trombine mix of "Destination Anywhere", a live version of "Stuck in America", and the music video for "She's the Blade". The computer-generated video sees the group acting as doctors and operating on a girl; Pagnotta likened the clip to Weird Science (1985). In October and November, the group supported Green Day on their headlining US tour. The group closed the year supporting Blink-182 on their European tour. The band headlined the US Take Action Tour in February and March 2005, followed by another support slot for Green Day on their Japanese tour. They released their first video album, Back to Disaster, in November 2005, which featured footage from the previous few years of touring. ReceptionPalm Trees and Power Lines was met with mixed reviews from music critics. AllMusic reviewer Johnny Loftus said it "might not be as direct" as their past releases, "meaning they want to trade a bit of the bubblegum for some mall-punk songwriting cred". He added that the "hooks are more murky [...] perhaps the bandmembers are aiming for some 'seriousness' this time around". Drowned in Sound writer Mike Diver felt that the band had toned down the "cheese and upped its angst", saying that have a "collective ear for a pop tune" that their contemporaries lacked. Though he summarised the album as "throwaway stuff for sure," it was a "blast while it lasts". Azeem Ahmad of musicOMH said the album was not "original, there’s no question about that. But its brilliance lies in the fact that the best of other influences have been thrown into the equation, making a finished product that is pretty damn good". PopMatters Stephen Haag felt that it "strives for the growth attained by the above-mentioned band, but comes up short". He explained that the reason was all the "too much damn moping". He added that acts like Sugarcult are not "popular for their introspection; they’re popular for their guitar hooks and general catchiness". DJ of CMU Daily wrote that while it had "few surprises on this long player, but there's plenty of satisfying tracks and much evidence of a progression in the Californian band's sound". The staff at Modern Fix saw it as a "strong" effort from the band, who "keeps it sweet with some dreamy lyrics for the younger fans, while touching on a hard