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Chroma
Rock · 2025 · 11 tracks · 50m

Chroma

Cartel's debut, Chroma, is a quintessential 2000s pop punk album, brimming with polished hooks, anthemic choruses, and an energetic, emotional core that captures youthful angst and triumph.

September 12, 2025 · Field Day Records

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Chroma is the sound of youthful exuberance and heartfelt yearning, wrapped in a perfectly polished pop punk package. It's the album you blast with the windows down, singing every word until your throat is sore, or the one you turn to when you need to feel understood. With its infectious melodies, driving rhythms, and anthemic choruses, Chroma delivers a potent blend of energy and emotion. It's a snapshot of early 2000s rock, full of big hooks and earnest lyrics that resonate with anyone who's navigated the highs and lows of young adulthood. A must-own for its enduring appeal and its definitive take on the genre.

Tracklist · 11 Tracks · 50m
01
Say Anything (Else) (2025)
3:50
02
Honestly (2025)
3:18
03
Runaway (2025)
3:48
04
Burn This City (2025)
3:51
05
Save Us (2025)
4:33
06
Luckie St. (2025)
3:31
07
Settle Down (2025)
3:03
08
Matter of Time (2025)
3:20
09
If I Fail (2025)
3:36
10
The Minstrel’s Prayer (2025)
4:56
11
Q&A (2025)
12:32
Moments Worth Listening For
The explosive, layered vocal harmonies that hit during the album's most anthemic choruses, creating an immediate sing-along urge.
The dynamic shift in certain tracks, moving from a driving verse riff to a wide-open, soaring bridge before dropping back into a powerful chorus.
Specific guitar solos that blend melodic sensibility with just enough grit, often appearing midway through a track to elevate the energy.
The interplay between the tight rhythm section and the bright, often slightly distorted guitar leads, providing both propulsion and melodic hooks.

How does Chroma sound next to the rest of Cartel's catalogue?

Basement Show+1.5σ

Basement Show saturates this record notably more than the artist's norm.

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