RED LETTER AGENT

Red Letter Agent
By Joseph Montes | Friday, June 10, 2005, 07:39 PM
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
No doubt about it, Atlanta’s Red Letter Agent brought its A-game to open Music Midtown’s Miller Lite 99X stage. The rock group’s intimate Coldplay jingle translated well to the big festival.

Playing on a bill with the likes of indie-darlings Interpol and The White Stripes, Agent was in a great position to reach its target audience.

And if the band did earn a few new fans, they were well-deserved. Whenever frontman James Templeton nailed a Bono-esque high note, the crowd screamed with excitement.

After the first song, one person near the front of the stage screamed, “It’s good,” as if to let everyone else know the band was likeable. Luckily, his prediction was right. - Access Atlanta 'Atlanta Journal Constitution'

"In a city known primarily for it's prospering hip-hop and R&B scene, Red Letter Agent could easily be the band that reminds the rest of the country that Atlanta can produce amazing rock music as well. REM did it in the 80's, the Black Crowes in the 90's, and Red Letter Agent seem poised to do it now. Smart hooks, intelligent lyrics, and amazing vocals set Red Letter Agent apart from your everyday rock band. This is the band to watch break out of obscurity and into the limelight." --Jay Harren, Music Director- 99X - 99X Music Director - Jay Harren

Red Letter Agent
By Joseph Montes | Friday, June 10, 2005, 07:39 PM
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
No doubt about it, Atlanta’s Red Letter Agent brought its A-game to open Music Midtown’s Miller Lite 99X stage. The rock group’s intimate Coldplay jingle translated well to the big festival.

Playing on a bill with the likes of indie-darlings Interpol and The White Stripes, Agent was in a great position to reach its target audience.

And if the band did earn a few new fans, they were well-deserved. Whenever frontman James Templeton nailed a Bono-esque high note, the crowd screamed with excitement.

After the first song, one person near the front of the stage screamed, “It’s good,” as if to let everyone else know the band was likeable. Luckily, his prediction was right. - Access Atlanta 'Atlanta Journal Constitution'

“Rock is alive and thumping in Atlanta and Red Letter Agent is living proof. They are a group of musicians that not only sound like they have been together for years, but they are adamant on doing something different. They are breaking ahead of the pack and mesmerizing us by their; melody, rock anthems and songwriting prowess. RLA has found the ability to showcase their creativity by making it come alive through song.”
-- Music Midtown 2004
- Music Midtown Festival

“RLA combines witty lyrics with the kind of hooks that stay stuck in your head for days on end and vocals that could rip your heart out. Lead singer, James Templeton manipulates the crowd with the ease of a trained hypnotist, while guitarist Travis Jones delivers kick-ass rifts that send electricity shooting up your spine. Rounding up the band are drummer Russ Norton, and bassist Chris Collins, both of whom seem to add personal intensity to their playing. Overall RLA is poised to smash-open the music industries narrow vision of rock & roll, hopefully dragging the rest of Atlanta’s flourishing music scene with them. As for me, my Thursday nights will now consist of playing Street-Fighter while listening to my new RLA cd, that is until the next show.”
-- Star 94
- Star 94 (radio station Atlanta, Ga)

“Rock is alive and thumping in Atlanta and Red Letter Agent is living proof. They are a group of musicians that not only sound like they have been together for years, but they are adamant on doing something different. They are breaking ahead of the pack and mesmerizing us by their; melody, rock anthems and songwriting prowess. RLA has found the ability to showcase their creativity by making it come alive through song.”
-- Music Midtown 2004
- Music Midtown Festival

MOVING ON UP: Red Letter Agent has the Coldplay thing down. And that's just fine, because there's definite talent in the soaring, atmospheric verses broken up by propulsive choruses. There's also crystal clear production, smart arrangements and the polished power of James Templeton's voice. The band's new full-length, "Burn the Good Ones Down," is more of the same tempting record-label bait. Don't be surprised if some big corporation snaps it up. Sharing the stage are Second Shift, the Whigs and Y.O.U., three more Atlanta bands whose names are often heard in close proximity to the words "next big thing." (Atlanta AJC “Atlanta Access”) - Atlanta Journal Constitution

MOVING ON UP: Red Letter Agent has the Coldplay thing down. And that's just fine, because there's definite talent in the soaring, atmospheric verses broken up by propulsive choruses. There's also crystal clear production, smart arrangements and the polished power of James Templeton's voice. The band's new full-length, "Burn the Good Ones Down," is more of the same tempting record-label bait. Don't be surprised if some big corporation snaps it up. Sharing the stage are Second Shift, the Whigs and Y.O.U., three more Atlanta bands whose names are often heard in close proximity to the words "next big thing." (Atlanta AJC “Atlanta Access”) - Atlanta Journal Constitution

“Armed with clever hooks, intelligent lyrics, and an all around knack for top notch songwriting, RLA has quickly become a local band poised to “break out of obscurity and into the limelight”… -- AOL Digital City - AOL Online (Digital City)

"A tremendously talented independent artist." -- CD Baby - CDBABY.com

“Armed with clever hooks, intelligent lyrics, and an all around knack for top notch songwriting, RLA has quickly become a local band poised to “break out of obscurity and into the limelight”… -- AOL Digital City - AOL Online (Digital City)

“These Atlanta rockers are able to make guitars soar in unison with heaps of melodic crunch, all Laden with a lead singer who wails like Bono and is also able to soften a tune with mellow crooning. The rocking new Under Starlight EP is out now and continues down the bands fairly original, modern Brit-rock path.” Creative Loafing (Charlotte, NC)

- Creative Loafing (Charlotte, NC)

“These Atlanta rockers are able to make guitars soar in unison with heaps of melodic crunch, all Laden with a lead singer who wails like Bono and is also able to soften a tune with mellow crooning. The rocking new Under Starlight EP is out now and continues down the bands fairly original, modern Brit-rock path.” Creative Loafing (Charlotte, NC)

- Creative Loafing (Charlotte, NC)