Republic of Letters is a three-man band that exemplifies the notion that the sum of the parts can be far greater than the whole. With a seven-year-strong unity honed in front of many thousands of listeners at hundreds of shows, the San Diego-based group stands at the springboard of success, ready and able to have an equally great impact in today’s contemporary music scene.You can hear that potential on their first full album Stories, produced by Brian Karscig (of Louis XIV), and hailed by critics for its “intriguing and enticing sound” (Now This ROCKS!) and as “a release that should not be missed” (Frost Click). As Baby Sue notes, “These fellows are making music for a large segment of the listening population,” which prompts Frost Click to predict, “I have no doubt that a lot of these tracks will find rotation on commercial radio stations.” Stories follows the band’s 2007 six-song debut EP, Spirit or a Ghost, produced by Ben Moore, known for his work with such famed artists as Switchfoot, Rocket from the Cr