Cartel made a name for themselves in the pop-punk scene with a really catchy single called Honestly. Once their reality show Band in a Bubble debuted on MTV in 2007, they became known as something else -- sellouts.

For those who didn't catch the program, the band spent 20 days recording their new S/T album inside a giant fiberglass dome in New York City. They lived, ate and even slept inside of this huge bubble and fans were able to come by and see the process. Almost instantly, fans turned on them for taking part in this adventure.

"I still feel like a large majority of people didn't understand it. I still don't fully understand it. The way that it got promoted and the way it actually was were two different things," singer Will Pugh told The OC Register. Once the album was released, it didn't do as well as everyone expected it to do but the band was happy with what they had created. "We got to write the record we wanted to write, so as far as I'm concerned, we didn't sell out. We didn't do anything differently," Pugh explained.

Cartel have already begun working on their third record (without the help of a bubble) and are optimistic that their fans will eventually get over the whole bubble ordeal. "Once the next record comes out, I think people will be a lot more inclined to be like, 'OK, you've been forgiven,'" exclaimed Pugh. Only time will tell if the band can revive their career.

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