Editing Palm Trees and Power Lines (section)

==Reception==
{{Music ratings
| rev1      = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name=AMreview>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/palm-trees-and-power-lines-mw0000338039|title=Palm Trees and Power Lines - Sugarcult {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits|publisher=AllMusic|author=Loftus, Johnny|access-date=April 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191017090425/https://www.allmusic.com/album/palm-trees-and-power-lines-mw0000338039|archive-date=October 17, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
| rev4      = ''[[Drowned in Sound]]''
| rev4score = 6/10<ref name=DISreview>{{cite web|url=http://drownedinsound.com/releases/3658/reviews/9458-|title=Album Review: Sugarcult - Palm Trees and Power Lines|work=Drowned in Sound|author=Diver, Mike|date=April 22, 2004|access-date=April 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222161428/http://drownedinsound.com/releases/3658/reviews/9458-|archive-date=December 22, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>
| rev5      = ''[[Melodic (magazine)|Melodic]]''
| rev5score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref name=Melodicreview>{{cite web|url=http://melodic.net/?page=review&id=2058|title=Sugarcult - Palm Trees And Power Lines|work=Melodic|author=Ellis, Andrew|date=March 16, 2004|access-date=April 27, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170429000240/http://melodic.net/?page=review&id=2058|archive-date=April 29, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>
| rev8      = ''[[Rock Hard (magazine)|Rock Hard]]''
| rev8score = 7/10<ref name=RHreview>{{cite web|url=https://www.rockhard.de/reviews/sugarcult-palm-trees-and-power-lines_281985.html|title=Sugarcult - Palm Trees And Power Lines|work=Rock Hard|author=Schleutermann, Marcus|date=July 21, 2004|access-date=April 2, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200402211310/https://www.rockhard.de/reviews/sugarcult-palm-trees-and-power-lines_281985.html|archive-date=April 2, 2020|url-status=live|language=de}}</ref>
| rev9      = ''[[Rolling Stone]]''
| rev9score = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref name=RSreview>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/5265790/palm_trees_and_power_lines|title=Rolling Stone review|magazine=Rolling Stone|author=Hoard, Christian|date=June 10, 2004|access-date=April 3, 2020|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071002091458/http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/5265790/palm_trees_and_power_lines|archive-date=October 2, 2007}}</ref>
| rev10      = ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]''
| rev10score = C−<ref name=Spinreview>''Spin'' 2004, p. 108</ref>
}}
''Palm Trees and Power Lines'' was met with mixed reviews from [[Music journalism|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".<ref name=AMreview/> ''[[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".<ref name=DISreview/> 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".<ref name=OMHreview>{{cite web|url=http://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/sugarcult-palm-trees-and-power-lines|title=Sugarcult – Palm Trees And Power Lines - Album Reviews|work=musicOMH|author=Ahmad, Azeem|date=April 12, 2004|access-date=April 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222115525/http://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/sugarcult-palm-trees-and-power-lines|archive-date=December 22, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[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".<ref name=PMreview>{{cite web|url=http://www.popmatters.com/review/sugarcult-palmtrees/|title=Sugarcult: Palm Trees and Power Lines|work=PopMatters|author=Haag, Stephen|date=June 1, 2004|access-date=April 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151213143151/http://www.popmatters.com/review/sugarcult-palmtrees/|archive-date=December 13, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>

DJ of [[Complete Music Update|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".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://completemusicupdate.com/htmldaily/a092.html|title=Album Review|publisher=[[Complete Music Update|CMU Daily]]|author=DJ|date=April 14, 2004|access-date=April 2, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200402213228/https://completemusicupdate.com/htmldaily/a092.html|archive-date=April 2, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> 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 edge for the older listeners".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.modernfix.com/reviews/cdsugarcult-2/|title=Review: Sugarcult|work=Modern Fix|access-date=July 21, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210414172403/http://www.modernfix.com/reviews/cdsugarcult-2/|archive-date=April 14, 2021|url-status=dead}}</ref> ''[[Melodic (magazine)|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".<ref name=Melodicreview/> ''[[Rock Hard (magazine)|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".<ref name=RHreview/> ''[[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".<ref name=RSreview/> The staff at ''[[Spin (magazine)|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".<ref name=Spinreview/>

''Palm Trees and Power Lines'' sold 22,000 copies, reaching number 46 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1486482/usher-1-for-fourth-straight-week-hoobastank-take-big-leap/|title=Usher #1 For Fourth Straight Week, Hoobastank Take Big Leap|publisher=MTV|author=Mancini, Rob|date=April 21, 2004|access-date=April 2, 2020|archive-date=July 21, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220721160449/https://www.mtv.com/news/w1pvcf/usher-1-for-fourth-straight-week-hoobastank-take-big-leap|url-status=dead}}</ref>