Cartel

Cartel is a five-piece band from Atlanta, Georgia formed in 2004. This band is relatively unknown by the public in America and especially Europe, but is busy to conquer the world with their pop/punk music. Their most recent album is called Chroma and is released in June 2006.
Most of their songs from their new album are inspired by punk and hardcore communities and ofcourse pop/punk. Some of the songs are better summarized by rock/punk, others, the more "softer"songs are more influenced by punk and pop.
They really are not a boyband, the music they make is energetic and their lyrics are very poetric. You can hear their emotions, especially in the "softer" songs.

That they are appreciated in the music world, is seen from their success in charts.
For instance, they won the "Who's next" competition from Yahoo, Music!. If this is not even enough, they were called "Breaker" artist by AOL music (which is very impressive).

Songs I recommend:
Say anything (else); Save us; Matter of time.

This is just a band you need to know!