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Palm Trees and Power Lines
Rock · 2004 · 13 tracks

Palm Trees and Power Lines

Sugarcult

Sun-bleached power pop with a gritty edge. Driving rhythms and anthemic choruses that capture the restless energy of a California night.

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The ultimate soundtrack for driving through the suburbs at 1 AM thinking about your ex.

A restless, sun-drenched melancholy that feels both urgent and deeply nostalgic.

Palm Trees and Power Lines · vs · Sugarcult
Bittersweet+1.7σ

Bittersweet saturates this record notably more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 13 Tracks
01
She’s the Blade
3:00
02
Crying
3:29
03
Memory
3:46
04
Worst December
3:38
05
Back to California
4:08
06
Destination Anywhere
3:52
07
Champagne
2:57
08
What You Say
2:39
09
Over
3:25
10
Head Up
3:57
11
Counting Stars
3:38
12
Sign Off
2:23
13
Blackout
5:42
Moments Worth Waiting For
The explosive drum fill that launches the chorus of Memory into a soaring vocal hook.
The sudden shift from the driving punk rhythm to the atmospheric, slow-burn tension of Blackout.
The way the guitars interlock during the bridge of She's the Blade, creating a wall of melodic noise.
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