Capitol
2005
De Nova (Explicit)
About This Album
That the Redwalls are young lovers of the classic rock sounds of the '60s and '70s is not disputed. Every note on their second album, De Nova, has been played before; every sound has come blasting from a Dylan, Beatles, Stones, Band, or Kinks record, from the soothing horn section and Mellotrons to the swooping Hammond organ to the hard-charging dual guitar attack to Logan Baren's Dylan-whine vocals. To try to deny it would be foolish, so the band does what so many others in its position might shy away from and embraces its love of the past with a big, sloppy rock & roll smooch. As with their first album, what saves the day is the group's absolute dedication and commitment to their sound and their songs. They play with the fire and fury of true believers, and it's hard not to get swept up along with them. The record's first song, "Robinson Crusoe," is a call to arms that you'd have to be two steps from dead to ignore. Shuddering like the Rolling Thunder Revue with the wheels about to fall off, the horns and sloppy guitars create a woozy wall of sound that Baren weaves through like vintage Jim Brown. All rock & roll records should kick off with songs this hot and bothered.
Track List (try tracks 2,3,5 and 8)

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