The Redwalls: you know this band?

Cafe Society
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Here are the search results from an Amazon search - they have two albums - the indie release Universal Blues and the newer De Nova.

Brilliant stuff - sounds steeped in Brit Invasion, but updated. There are songs where the singer is channeling John Lennon raving it up on Twist and Shout. The songs are well-constructed and harken back to the day, but sound fresh.

The band is a bunch of 22-year-olds or so out of Chicago - they did Universal Blues when they were about 19. Jeez.

Anyone listen to them? If you like great Beatles-like rock/pop, these guys are great. (note: on De Nova there is a song about the FCC that includes some clearly articulated f-bombs - good song, but a bummer in terms of playing it for the kids…)

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Really? With all the music types on this board? They’re really good!!

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I’ve only heard three songs by them, but I’m pretty sure I hate them. My god, could their sound be more grating? Probably not the feedback you’re looking for, but I didn’t want you to think you were the only one who has ever heard of them.

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hmmm - so I take it you don’t like early Beatles - like their cover of “Money - that’s what I want” or “Twist and Shout”? That’s cool. YMMV

Everybody I play the Redwalls for thinks they sound really similar, down to the Lennon-like vocals…

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I don’t think they sound remotely like the early Beatles.

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Wow - clearly YMMV. We may not be listening to the same band. Every review I have found of them makes a point of mentioning that they sound like early Brit Invasion bands with an updated sound.

See what I mean?