Cartel (pop band)

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Cartel
Cartel at dcist unbuckled.jpg
General information
Genre (s) Pop-punk , alternative rock , power pop
founding 2003
Website http://www.cartelrocks.com/
Current occupation
Will Pugh
guitar
 Joseph Pepper
guitar
 Nic Hudson
Jeff Lett
Kevin Sanders
former members
bass
 Ryan Roberts
guitar
 Andy Lee
guitar
 Joe godfather

Cartel is a five-piece American pop-punk band from Conyers , Georgia, and was formed in 2004.

All of the band members have been friends since high school . Her first album Chroma brought her to the list of Bands You Need To Know by the music magazine Alternative Press in 2005 . In March 2006, they also won the Yahoo! Who's Next contest. Music and have been named breaker artist by AOL -Music .

history

In March 2006, Cartel moved within the Sony group from the record label The Militia Records to Epic Records , where their debut album Chroma was re-released. The new release also contained the live EP Live Dudes . Shortly thereafter, they supported New Found Glory with The Early November and Hit The Lights . After a few minor appearances, they have started a tour with Cobra Starship , Boys Like Girls , Quietdrive , New Atlantic and Permanent Me . On June 8, 2006, bassist Ryan Roberts left the band. According to the band, it was a friendly breakup. An old friend of the band, Jeff Lett, joined the band to replace Roberts. Cartel also contributed a cover version of the Oasis song Wonderwall to the Punk Goes' 90s compilation.

In February and March 2007 they were on the road in the USA, their first single Honestly was recorded in 2007 during breaks in the broadcast of the NCAA March Madness on ESPN . Another single, Say Anything (Else) was featured on the 2007 Madden NFL soundtrack. The second album "Cartel" was released on August 21, 2007 on Epic Records . It was recorded in a Bubble on the MTV Show Band in 20 days .

Soon after the second album, the record label separated from Cartel. Their third album Cycles was released in October 2009 on Wind-Up Records . On January 15, 2013 the band announced their new album Collider via Facebook , on March 26, 2013 it was released.

Discography

Studio albums

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
US US
2005 Chroma US140 (14 weeks)
US
First published: September 20, 2005
2007 Cartel US20 (5 weeks)
US
First published: August 21, 2007
2009 Cycles US59 (2 weeks)
US
First published: October 20, 2009
2013 Collider US141 (1 week)
US
First published: March 26, 2013

EPs

  • 2004: The Ransom EP
  • 2006: Live Dudes
  • 2006: Warped Tour Session
  • 2011: In stereo

Singles

year Title
album 		Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
US US
2006 Honestly
Chroma 		US89 (5 weeks)
US
First published: August 8, 2006

More singles

  • 2006: Say Anything (Else)
  • 2007: Lose It
  • 2007: No Subject (Come with Me)
  • 2007: The Fortunate
  • 2009: Let's Go
  • 2010: The Perfect Mistake
  • 2010: Faster Ride

Web links

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  1. ↑ Who's Next ( Memento from July 9, 2006 in the Internet Archive )
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  4. ↑ a b Chart sources: US