Cycles is the third full-length studio album by American rock band Cartel, released through Wind-up Records on October 20, 2009.

[3][4][5] After solid sales with their debut, Cartel's decision to record their second album on the MTV program Band in a Bubble in 2007 proved costly.

[7] Wind-up opted to sanction the band an extended period of time to record the album, since their previous works had been completed in less than a month.

[8] In January 2009, it was announced that the band were finishing the writing process and were aiming to release their next album in spring or summer.

[11] Close to 200 fans were invited to be extras at the shoot, 80 were given hand-held video cameras to record their view of the band's performance in an abandoned warehouse.

[12] A pre-order of Cycles on the iTunes Store offered a bonus track titled "In No Hurry" and the buyer received an instant download of "The Perfect Mistake".