Grade: B

In the 60s’, music was rather popish, with a simple formula. Today, that sound has been revisited with the sound of The Redwalls.

The Chicago based band can definitely be pin-pointed as a British invasion cover band- with simple lyrics, up-beat tempos and Beatles haircuts, with that 60s’ sound being adventured throughout their newest release, De Nova.

Although this isn’t Lennon/McCarthy we’re dealing with here – although singer Logan Baren sounds like Lennon, but there are a few couple catchy songs that appear from the 60s on De Nova.

“Falling Down,” a humorous song that deals with the FCC regulation on speech and “How they can take your life away.”

The third track on the album, “Thank You,” is quite reminiscent of the Beatles sound, with a slower tempo and lyrics paying homage to a loved-one.

One of the stand-out tracks, “Hung Up On The Way I’m Feeling,” shows the softer side of the Rewalls, and also revisits the, “Something,” Beatles sound with the smooth guitar in the background and changes pace in various moments within the song.

I guess the sound can be compared to the sounds of the band Jet if anything, and caught the eyes of fellow British invasion sound duplicators, Oasis, when they played shows opening up for the band.

De Nova is an album full of songs that can be identified as Beatles’ rip-offs, which isn’t necessarily a bad thing. But this is one of the better albums around that captures the career of the Beatles in a 13 tracks.

With the Beatles aside, this offers an album full of soft lyrics-excluding “Falling Down,” and lacks an original sound that the mainstream music scene so desperately needs.

It’s a good album for 60s pop lovers, and is an album deserving of a spin every once in a while.