De Nova by The Redwalls

De Nova, the Redwalls' second album, landed on Capitol Records on June 21, 2005, the first record the Deerfield, Illinois, band had put out on the label since signing with it in 2003. Rob Schnapf, whose production credits include Elliott Smith and the Vines, sat behind the board, and he let them sound like exactly what they were: a suburban Chicago rock band whose heart lived somewhere around the British Invasion.

That retro streak had people reaching for Beatles comparisons, and you can hear why in the ringing guitars, the bright, bouncing tunes and the vocals that seem built for singing along. It's a record that wears its record collection on its sleeve. One of its songs, "It's Alright", later turned up on an episode of HBO's Entourage.

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