LOS
ANGELES (Capitol Records) - Capitol recording group the Redwalls have
set June 21st for the release of their much anticipated label debut,
"De Nova." Recorded with producer Rob Schnapf (Beck, Elliot Smith, the
Vines), the album finds the Chicago-based quartet offering up a baker's
dozen tracks of brilliantly natural harmonies, roaring riff packages,
and crisp rock melodies. The Redwalls - who recently completed a set of
cross-California dates in support of
Rooney - are previewing "De Nova"
to overseas audiences this week during a series of U.K. dates with the
Manchester-based Nine
Black Alps, recently dubbed "hotly-tipped
nu-grungers" by NME. The itinerary kicks off today, May 2nd, at the
Garage in London. The band returns Stateside later in May for a
month-long headlining tour of clubs across the South, East Coast,
and Midwest. The trek begins May 19th at Bricktown Live in Oklahoma City.
In
other Redwalls news, the band is slated to perform June 17th on Late
Night with Conan O'Brien, the same night they are booked to perform a
special New York City benefit show for the non-profit Housing Works. In
addition, the Redwalls have been added to the distinguished list of
artists performing in July at this year's Lollapalooza concerts at
Grant Park in the band's
Chicago hometown.
The Redwalls' Logan
Baren, 22 (guitar), Justin Baren, 19 (bass), and Andrew Langer, 20
(guitar), are childhood friends and neighbors from the suburban village
of Deerfield, Illinois (practice home to the
Chicago Bulls and site of
the famed Tooth Fairy Museum) who have been playing together since
Justin was in junior high. All three write, sing, and even play a
little piano. The band is rounded out by 21 year-old drummer Ben Greeno.
NME
dispensed high praise on the band following their SXSW '05 appearance,
cheering that the Redwalls "take the more conservative dadrock triptych
(the Beatles, Faces, the Stones) as their blueprint but do it with such
spirit that we're tempted to write the last 35 years of musical
development off here and now." The
Chicago Reader declared the
Redwalls, "Young guys playing stuff that sounds much older than they
are with spooky ease and confidence." "The barely college-aged
Redwalls," enthused Flavorpill, "have found a devastating formula for
catchy, scratchy Brit-blues that brings them that much closer to the
icons to whom they so adeptly pay homage."
In "De Nova" news,
album track "
It's Alright" will be featured in June on HBO in an
episode of the Mark Wahlberg-executive produced comedy series
"Entourage." In addition, the band will be seen in an upcoming MTV News
installment of "You Hear It First" this month.
The Redwalls'
2003 independent album, "Universal Blues" (Undertow), along with their
nonstop hooks, thrilling harmonies, and electrifying grit have already
won over audiences around the U.S.A. The Redwalls have toured
extensively with Chris Robinson and Rooney, shared stages with the
Jayhawks, Keane, the Long Winters, and Ike Reilly, and wowed crowds at
both Twangfest and International Pop Overthrow.
Redwalls on Tour U.K. to U.S.A. - Spring, 2005
May in the U.K. with Nine
Black Alps
2 London, England Garage
3 Birmingham, England Academy 3
4 Norwich, England Waterfront
6 Liverpool, England EVOL
7 Glasgow, Scotland King Tuts
8 Sheffield, England Leadmill
9 Manchester, England Hop and Grape
May in the U.S.
19 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Bricktown Live
20 Dallas,
Texas Gypsy Tea Room
21 Austin,
Texas Antone's
22 Houston,
Texas Meridian (Red Room)
24 Atlanta, Georgia Smith's Olde Bar
25 Orlando, Florida Will's Pub
29 Annapolis, Maryland Ramshead on Stage
31 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania North Star Bar
June
1 Providence, Rhode Island Century Lounge
2 New York, New York Mercury Lounge
4 Boston, Massachusetts Paradise
6 Akron, Ohio The Lime Spider
8 Detroit, Michigan Shelter
11 Milwaukee, Wisconsin The Rave Bar
24 Chicago, Illinois The Metro
July
23 Chicago, Illinois Grant Park
(Lollapalooza)
