Neil Macy

🎸 2025 Albums #7

Palm Trees and Power Lines by Sugarcult

Released in 2004
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I saw Sugarcult live when they supported blink-182 in Glasgow in 2004. They must have played a lot of songs from this album, though I have absolutely no memory of it. But this is an album I've never properly listened to. I've heard most of it in bits and pieces over the cough 21 dies of old age years since it came out. So it kind of feels like a new mix to me - not a new album, not new songs, but a new playlist. And it's great. A really good mid-2000s punk-pop album.

I've had Memory, Crying and Worst December on various playlists for years, but I've discovered a load of new songs in this listen too. Especially She's the Blade and Destination Anywhere.




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Published on 5 September 2025