Chroma (album)
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| Studio album by Cartel | ||||
| Released | September 20, 2005 | |||
| Recorded | May–June 2005 | |||
| Studio | Treesound Studios, Atlanta, Georgia |
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| Genre | Pop,pop punk,rock | |||
| Length | 49:50 | |||
| Label | The Militia Group | |||
| Producer | Zack Odom, Kenneth Mount, Cartel | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AbsolutePunk | (86%) |
| AllMusic |    |
| LAS Magazine | 5/10 |
| Melodic |
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| Punknews.org | |
| Spin | Favorable |
Chroma is the debut studio album by the American rock band Cartel. Formed in mid-2003 Cartel self-released an EP the following year. Shortly afterwards founding guitarist Andy Lee left the band was replaced by Nic Hudson. Following a performance at a music conference in Atlanta, the band signed to The Militia Group. With songs planned out, the band went to record with producers Zack Odom and Kenneth Mount. Recording took place at Treesound Studios in Atlanta in May and June 2005. Chroma released through The Militia Group in September 2005. The album sold 3,000 copies in its first week and charted at number 140 on the Billboard 200 chart.
Cartel formed in August 2003 in Atlanta. The band consisted of vocalist Will Pugh, bassist Ryan Roberts, drummer Kevin Sanders, and guitarists Joseph Pepper and Andy Lee. The members had known each other since high school and have played in various bands prior to Cartel. Cartel self-released The Ransom EP in March 2004. Half of the songs on the EP were written by Lee. Pugh, Roberts, Sanders and Pepper considered themselves a "tight-knit group". The band thought Lee didn't fit in with the rest of them. Pugh explained that "With someone like Andy, [...] it's gonna lead to peoples' feelings getting hurt." Lee was replaced by Nic Hudson. Hudson nearly joined the army before the band asked him to join.
In July 2004 the band played at the Atlantis Music Conference in Atlanta. Rory from The Militia Group saw the band's performance. The band signed to The Militia Group, who re-released the band's EP. A month after the signing, the band recorded a demo of "Honestly" as a "kind of trial thing" with Zack Odom and Kenneth Mount as the band were looking for producers. In September, the band toured with My American Heart, A Second Chance and All Rights Reserved. In January and February 2005 the band supported As Tall as Lions and The Receiving End of Sirens on their tour of the U.S. The "Honestly" demo was posted on the band's PureVolume account in March. In April, the band went on the Family Affair tour alongside label mates Brandtson, The Rocket Summer, and Umbrellas.
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