edge for the older listeners". Melodic writer Andrew Ellis said that apart from a " few obligatory ballads which are just ok, this sweetheart of a CD shows that the band deserves to become an even bigger player in the game of major label rock". Rock Hard writer Marcus Schleutermann thought that the tracks were "just as casual as the album title". He praised the band's "knack for beautiful vocal melodies and well-rounded arrangements, [...] but in this form it all sounds too good, boring to me and interchangeable". Rolling Stone reviewer Christian Hoard thought that for each "woozily nostalgic or promisingly toothy moment [...] there's a torrent of youthful wallowing on its way. The craftsmanship on Palm Trees shows Sugarcult are moving toward adulthood, but for now they're still mad for sadness". The staff at Spin wrote that there was "something kinda sweet about pop-punk bands that express their everydude empathy by being as uninspired as the kids they would love to reach".Palm Trees and Power Lines'' sold 22,000 copies, reaching number 46 on the Billboard 200. Track listing All lyrics 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 Japanese bonus track "Blackout" – 3:10 Personnel Personnel per booklet. Sugarcult Tim Pagnotta – vocals, guitar Marko DeSantis – lead guitar Airin Older – bass, vocals Kenny Livingston – drums Additional musicians Tim Cullen – additional vocals Alain Johannes – additional guitar John Nooney – keyboards Ariel Rechtshaid – keyboards Trent Slatton – programming Production Gavin Mackillop – producer, recording; mixing (tracks 6, 8, 10 and 11) Nick Condodina – enhanced CD footage Sim Klugerman – enhanced CD footage Sugarcult – enhanced CD footage John Logsdon – enhanced CD editing Piper Ferguson – band photos Lisa Johnson – band photos Yoshika Horita – band photos Gregg Kulick – art direction, design Tom Lord-Alge – mixing (tracks 1–3, 5 and 9) Mark Trombino – mixing (tracks 4 and 7) Alan Manson – mixing assistant Evan Frankfort – mixing (track 12) Brian Gardner – mastering Wes Sideman – assistant engineer John Nooney – Pro-Tools engineer Mauro Rubbi – Pro-Tools engineer, drum tech Trent Slatton