The band behind 'Chroma' and 'Say Anything (Else)' kept writing after the scene shifted.
For the early energy, 'Say Anything (Else)' still holds up. If you want to hear where they went later, put on 'Honestly'.
Cartel's 2005 single 'Say Anything (Else)' landed at just the right moment, with its clean guitar lines and Will Pugh's earnest delivery. That song gave their debut album 'Chroma' a real foothold in the mid-2000s emo-pop landscape. Later tracks like 'Honestly' and 'A Thousand Suns' showed them stretching beyond that initial sound.
They started as an Atlanta quartet in 1999. After 'Chroma' broke through, their later albums like 2007's self-titled record and 2010's 'Polyester Zeal' leaned into more mature songwriting. The band became a trio after drummer Kevin Sanders left in 2012.
Keep it compact: a lyric you come back to, a live memory, or the part of the catalog you would point someone toward first.
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