Hometown: Baltimore
Current members: Ralph Rodriguez, guitar and vocals; Ray Dobson, vocals; Dave Dobson, drums; Jason Fubler, guitar; Frank Hernandez, bass
Founded in: 2003
Style: honest, melodic rock
Influenced by: Juliana Theory, 311, Notorious B.I.G., Kanye West
Notable: 311's drummer, Chad Sexton, mixed Monarchs of a Fallen Society, the band's second album. Rodriguez said they were careful not to make the tracks too thick with overdub after overdub. Instead, they opted for harmonies and guitar tracks that they can reproduce live, he said.
Quotable: "We've always made it a point that if we're going to do something, we want to be able to replicate it live," Rodriguez said. "We wanted to make a straightforward rock record [em dash] not overproduced, not too many effects anywhere, not anything that lavish. We bill ourselves as a live band."
For more information about the band, visit agentsofthesun.com
--Sam Sessa
Current members: Ralph Rodriguez, guitar and vocals; Ray Dobson, vocals; Dave Dobson, drums; Jason Fubler, guitar; Frank Hernandez, bass
Founded in: 2003
Style: honest, melodic rock
Influenced by: Juliana Theory, 311, Notorious B.I.G., Kanye West
Notable: 311's drummer, Chad Sexton, mixed Monarchs of a Fallen Society, the band's second album. Rodriguez said they were careful not to make the tracks too thick with overdub after overdub. Instead, they opted for harmonies and guitar tracks that they can reproduce live, he said.
Quotable: "We've always made it a point that if we're going to do something, we want to be able to replicate it live," Rodriguez said. "We wanted to make a straightforward rock record [em dash] not overproduced, not too many effects anywhere, not anything that lavish. We bill ourselves as a live band."
For more information about the band, visit agentsofthesun.com
--Sam Sessa
sam.sessa@baltsun.com
