So, being me, I decided to do a little surfing and see what info is out there... course that might have been prompted by a zap I got telling me:

Cartel's new self-titled album, 
featuring the first single "Lose It," 
will be in stores July 24th!

You can download/stream the new single "Lose It" now from: iTunes | Napster | Connect


Cartel To Break From "Bubble" 
with June 12th Concert on NYC Pier - TONIGHT!

Cartel will break from the "Bubble" TONIGHT (June 12) with a concert on Hudson River Park's Pier 54 in New York City. The performance will serve as the grand finale to MTV's "Band in a Bubble Presented by Dr Pepper," a four-part music series that documented the band's 20 days spent locked inside a transparent bubble, where they've been living while recording a new album live for all the world to see. The concert, which will air live in its entirety on www.drpepperbubble.com and partially on MTV, will see the band previewing several songs recorded while inside the bubble, including new lead single, "Lose It." The event will also officially kick off Hudson River Parks' RiverRocks summer concert series presented by Dr Pepper.

"Lose It," which features guest vocals by Epic Records labelmate/Automatic Loveletter frontwoman Juliet Simms, is available on iTunes, Napster and Connect now. Cartel's highly anticipated new—and self-titled—album will be in stores on July 24th.

The media and fans alike have been buzzing about Cartel, who on May 24th sealed themselves inside a huge transparent bubble on Pier 54, where they've been holed up while working on the follow-up to their breakthrough debut CHROMA. Twenty-three live web cams have been streaming the Atlanta quintet's every move, offering fans an unprecedented real-time look into the ups and downs of the creative process. Cartel recorded the album with producers Zack Odom and Kenneth Mount, the same team behind CHROMA.

Fans have seen everything from the band members' waking moments and creative differences to jam sessions and appearances by special guests, including acclaimed producer and multiplatinum artist Wyclef Jean. During the course of the recording process, the band enlisted The Boys and Girls Choir of Harlem Alumni Ensemble to sing on a few tracks and also auditioned various New York City street musicians to perform on the record.

Epic recording artists Cartel will "burst" from the Dr Pepper Band in a Bubble, located at Hudson River Park's Pier 54 in New York City on June 12, 2007 and perform a live rock concert of new songs recorded during their 20 days inside their bubble home/recording studio. The concert will be streamed live on drpepperbubble.com and a portion of the concert can be viewed live on MTV during the finale to the four-part music special "Band in a Bubble presented by Dr Pepper."  The event will officially kick-off Hudson River Park's RiverRocks summer concert series presented by Dr Pepper.