Cartel's highly anticipated new self-titled album marks a major artistic growth for the chart-topping powerpop/punk-rock quintet. Having written and recorded the entire album during MTV's hit show "Band in a Bubble Presented by Dr Pepper," a four-part music series that documented the band's twenty days spent locked inside a transparent bubble, Cartel's isolate efforts prove tremendously worthwhile - this is their best and most diversified album yet.

The album was completed in 20 days inside a giant glass bubble as part of the Band in a Bubble program sponsored by Dr. Pepper, MTV and KFC. The band was forced to live inside the bubble for 20 days without being able to leave. The first single Lose It was performed from the bubble live on June 1st for TRL's Spankin' New Music Week. Throughout the recording of the album, the band was watched constantly by fans through 23 webcams that were positioned all through the bubble. The album was finished two days before the set time and was completed with 13 songs.