Palm Trees and Power Lines is the fourth studio album by American rock band Sugarcult, released through Fearless and Artemis Records. A year after the release of their third studio album Start Static (2001), Kenny Livingston became their new drummer. Shortly afterwards, they started writing new material for the follow-up album. Recording started in March 2003 and ended in September 2003, in between various tours. Sessions were heled at Full Kilt Studio and Third Stone Recording, both in North Hollywood, California, with producer Gavin MacKillop. Palm Trees and Power Lines is a pop-punk and power pop album that recalled the work of Blink-182. Palm Trees and Power Lines received mixed reviews from music critics, some praising the quality of songwriting, while others felt that the music was uninspiring and lacked originality. It peaked number 46 on the Billboard 200. Following the album's recording, the band went on a headlining tour of the United States and supported Good Charlotte in Japan and the United Kingdom. Following another support slot, this time for MxPx and Simple Plan, "Memory" was released as the album's lead single in March 2004. The band then went on headlining stints of the US and Japan, leading into an appearance on the Warped Tour. She's the Blade" was released as the second single form the album in August 2004. Background and production Sugarcult released their third studio album Start Static in August 2001, which had two successful singles "Stuck in America" and "Bouncing Off the Walls", through Ultimatum Music in the United States and Epitaph Records in Europe. Drummer Ben Davis went to rehab and was replaced by Lefty drummer Kenny Livingston in September 2002; Davis officially left the group by Thanksgiving. With Livingston's arrival, the group was impressed by his skill level and inspired the members to improve their own skills on their respective instruments. The band then rented a rehearsal room and spend each day working on new material, writing all of the songs that would later feature on their next album in less than two months. The band supported Start Static with two years of tours, running into February 2003. By this point, frontman Tim Pagnotta had accumulated 16 new songs, with which he was hoping to expand on the "moodier" tracks from 'Start Static. Pre-production was done at Studio 9 in Los Angeles, lasting for three weeks. Recording took place between March and June