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The Redwalls are an American rock band from Deerfield, Illinois , in suburban Chicago .

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34-527: The band is currently composed of vocalist and guitarist Logan Baren bassist Justin Baren and drummer Ben Greeno. Former members include lead guitarist Andrew Langer and a series of drummers (founding member Jordan Kozer played on debut album Universal Blues . Formed in 2001 whilst still in high school, the Redwalls were originally a British Invasion -inspired cover band named The Pages. They played their first show at

68-436: A Day Away" References [ edit ] ^ Allmusic review Authority control databases [REDACTED] MusicBrainz release group Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Universal_Blues&oldid=1002829818 " Categories : The Redwalls albums 2003 debut albums Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description

102-416: A big deal out of that and make it into a scene, as if the individual bands aren't good enough to write about." The band announced on 13 July 2007 that guitarist Boyan Chowdhury had left The Zutons, citing "musical differences". In late 2007, Paul Molloy, formerly of The Skylarks and The Stands , joined the band. The band released their third studio album, titled You Can Do Anything , on 2 June 2008. It

136-559: A different direction". Session musician Duane Leinan joined the band in 2010 playing bass guitar supporting the tour and in the studio. The Redwalls released their debut UK single "Memories" on January 5, 2009. Shortly after, drummer Rob Jensen announced his departure from the group to focus on other musical projects. In regards to Jensen's departure, Justin stated through the band's MySpace: The Redwalls started when my brother and I started to sing and to play in harmony. And from that we have always found people to play in harmony with. And that

170-399: A member of The Redwalls, hinted at the band's potential return in a post on their official Instagram page. He wrote, "Dearest friends, I have such wonderful news to share with all of you, just as soon as I am back on American shores. But to anyone who ever wondered if you would ever hear from us Redwalls again? The answer is coming very soon." This announcement sparked speculation among fans and

204-508: A spring 2019 tour to commemorate and perform their debut album. The Zutons formed in Liverpool in 2001, taking their name from Captain Beefheart 's Magic Band guitarist Zoot Horn Rollo . Dave McCabe had previously been in the band Tramp Attack. Both Pritchard and Payne were members of Edgar Jones ' post Stairs band The Big Kids (with Sean's brother Howie Payne of The Stands ). The band

238-703: A third time. On 30 August 2008, the band appeared at the indie festival Jersey Live , headlining the festival along with The Prodigy . Over the 2008 Christmas holidays, the Zutons were dropped from Sony/BMG. Following a run of 2009 festival performances including Summer Sundae in Leicester and Wickerman Festival, the band quietly disbanded. Pritchard joined Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds , Molloy collaborated with Sean's sister, Candie Payne , before forming Serpent Power with Ian Skelly and joining The Coral and Sean Payne recorded with Miles Kane . In 2010, singer Dave McCabe

272-571: Is also the lead songwriter, includes amongst his influences Talking Heads , Devo , Sly & the Family Stone , Dexys Midnight Runners , Sublime and Madness . The first record the band put out was the 3-track CD Devil's Deal , released in September 2002. The following spring they released Creepin' and a Crawlin', and then the download-only single "Haunts Me" in November 2003. The band's "Z" logo

306-686: Is different from Wikidata Articles with hAudio microformats Album articles lacking alt text for covers The Zutons The Zutons are an English indie rock band, formed in 2002 in Liverpool . The band are currently composed of singer, songwriter, and guitarist Dave McCabe , drummer Sean Payne, and saxophonist Abi Harding. They released their debut album, Who Killed...... The Zutons? , in April 2004 and achieved UK chart success with " Why Won't You Give Me Your Love? " and " Valerie ", both taken from their second studio album, Tired of Hanging Around , in 2006. Both singles reached number 9 in

340-636: Is the debut album by Chicago-based rock band The Redwalls , released in the United States on November 18, 2003 by Undertow Music . In 2007, the band re-released Universal Blues on Princeton Lane Records with six bonus tracks from early band demos. Track listing [ edit ] # Title Composer(s) Time 1 "Colorful Revolution" Andrew Langer 3:43 2 "You'll Never Know" The Redwalls 5:26 3 "It's Alright" The Redwalls 2:57 4 "Speed Racer" The Redwalls 2:28 5 "How

374-645: Is the idea of The Redwalls. There are many more songs to be sung, and many more people to sing and play with. But the idea remains the same. Thank you to all our fans and know that we are always singing. The music will stand for itself. We have many songs we can't wait to share with you. Following his departure from the band, guitarist Andrew Langer joined Ezra Furman and the Harpoons as guitarist in 2008 and also formed The Sleeptalkers with original Redwalls drummer Jordan Kozer. They self-released their debut album Back To Earth in 2009. On January 25, 2024, Justin Baren,

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408-544: The UK Singles Chart . The band quietly disbanded in 2009, several months after they released the third studio album, You Can Do Anything , in June 2008 with no official announcement. They ultimately reunited in September 2016 for a one-off show billed as "probably [the] last ever" in remembrance of their friend, actor and former Tramp Attack frontman Kristian Ealey. The band remained in contact and in November 2018 announced

442-489: The November tour began, the band gave an interview to STV discussing songwriting, making videos and their American dates with The Killers . In a separate interview, Payne complained about the tendency of music writers and magazines to generalise a particular city as the breeding ground of new 'movements', "A lot of bands get lumped in when they're in the same neck of the woods and journalists–especially in England–like to make

476-620: The Story Goes" The Redwalls 3:56 6 "It's Love You're On" The Redwalls 2:45 7 "What a Shame" The Redwalls 3:08 8 "Home" The Redwalls 2:45 9 "Balinese" Andrew Langer 4:35 10 "I Just Want to Be the One" The Redwalls 2:20 11 "Universal Blues" The Redwalls 3:33 Re-release bonus tracks [ edit ] "Let It Ride" "In My Song" "Better Days" "Please Listen" "Untrue" "Just

510-628: The UK in May 2006 following the release of this album. They played at the Jersey Live Festival on 2 September 2006 before their second UK tour, which began in November 2006. In October 2006, they performed at The Secret Policeman's Ball . On New Year's Eve 2006, the Zutons appeared on Jools Holland 's annual Hootenanny on BBC television, on which they performed their songs "Valerie", "Why Don't You Give Me Your Love?" and "It's The Little Things We Do." As

544-487: The album also included a bonus 4-track CD of alternative versions of their songs. The album was critically acclaimed and was a nominee for the 2004 Mercury Music Prize . The band themselves were nominated for the British Breakthrough Act award at the 2005 BRIT Awards . The album was later re-issued following the single " Don't Ever Think (Too Much) ", with that song being added as track 13. The track " Confusion "

578-463: The band almost reformed in 2014 to mark the tenth anniversary of the band's debut album but that, "if The Zutons were ever to reform properly, I don't think it would be the original line-up". In November 2018, the band announced a reunion tour to play Who Killed..... The Zutons? on its 15th anniversary. While original members Dave McCabe, Boyan Chowdhury, Sean Payne and Abi Harding were all on board, Russell Pritchard confirmed via social media that he

612-529: The band began sharing images on their social media feeds of members Logan Baren, Justin Baren, and Ben Greeno recording at the famed Boulevard Recording studio (formerly known as Producers Workshop) in Hollywood, CA. This marked the first time since 2007 that all three members of The Redwalls recorded together, indicating that work on their upcoming album was well underway. The album is expected to be released in early 2025. Universal Blues From Misplaced Pages,

646-535: The band was dropped from Capitol Records. They quickly signed with indie label MAD Dragon Records and their album The Redwalls was later released on October 23, 2007. In addition, their song "Build a Bridge" was featured on an AT&T commercial. By 2008, the band had achieved moderate success and began their highly successful US tour, which culminated with performances on the Late Show with David Letterman and The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on April 10, 2008. In

680-501: The band would reform for a one-off gig at Mountford Hall, Liverpool, on 30 September 2016. A fundraiser in celebration of their friend, actor and former Tramp Attack frontman Kristian Ealey, who died earlier in the year. The show was billed as the band's "last ever". McCabe explained: "I'm not against doing gigs as The Zutons, it's the others who don't want to keep doing it, and I understand why. With two of them it's personal issues and Russ plays with Noel Gallagher." He also revealed that

714-616: The 💕 2003 studio album by The Redwalls Universal Blues [REDACTED] Studio album by The Redwalls Released November 18, 2003 Genre Rock Length 38 : 00 Label Undertow Producer The Redwalls, ZZ Top The Redwalls chronology Universal Blues (2003) De Nova (2005) Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating AllMusic [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Universal Blues

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748-607: The group to attend college and was replaced by Ben Greeno. The Redwalls' debut album Universal Blues was later released on November 18, 2003. Nearly two years after Universal Blues the band released their second studio album (first under Capitol Records ), titled De Nova on June 21, 2005. Shortly after, The Redwalls were invited to join Oasis on their Summer 2005 UK tour and were also featured at Lollapalooza in 2005 and 2006 . In 2007, The Redwalls finished recording material for their third studio album, however before its release,

782-518: The keyboardist and saxophonist for The Lightning Seeds , the band of the Zutons' former producer Ian Broudie . In April 2016, three members of the band, including original guitarist Chowdhury, performed at a tribute concert for the Warrington indie rock group Viola Beach , whose members had died earlier that year in a car accident in Sweden. On 23 June 2016, it was announced that the original line-up of

816-504: The latter part of 2008 , Ben Greeno left the group and was replaced by Rob Jensen. The Redwalls once again began touring in the UK, this time supporting The Zutons . However, lead guitarist Andrew Langer left the group to focus on other musical projects. Commenting on his decision to leave the band, he stated that "The Redwalls was our childhood dream. It was a fun and exciting experience for a while, but as my musical taste grew outside of that bubble, it became apparent that I wanted to move in

850-458: The local jazz club Pops for Champagne . Soon after, they began writing original material and earned a regular booking at the local Evanston club Nevin's Live , with the venue's booking manager Mitchell Marlow, who eventually quit his post to manage the band full-time. With the help of Marlow's longtime friend and former Wilco drummer Ken Coomer , the band's demo recording made its way to Capitol Records' A&R Julian Raymond , and while in

884-503: The media about a possible reunion or new project from the band. It was revealed that a fourth Redwalls album, titled “Number Four”, was in the works. The album features a mix of never-before-heard tracks recorded in the 2010s by Justin and Logan Baren in Liverpool, England, with UK rockers The Zutons as their backing band, along with a set of brand-new songs, blending the best of both past and present Redwalls material. In late summer 2024,

918-460: The midst of working on their debut LP for the Chicago-based indie label Undertow , the band signed to Capitol in mid-2003. The band changed their name to The Redwalls at the label's request due to a conflict regarding an earlier Capitol signing known as Pages , who were better known as Mr. Mister . The band finished recording in 2003, however after completing sessions for the album, Kozer quit

952-483: Was changed early in 2004 to avoid confusion with the Zenith logo. The Zutons' debut album , Who Killed...... The Zutons? , was released in April 2004, and initially reached No. 13 in the UK album chart. However, after nearly a year, it moved up to No. 9 in early 2005. The LP had a specially printed 3-D cover and came with Zutons 3-D viewing glasses , which many fans then wore to their concerts. Early copies of

986-515: Was convicted of assault before releasing solo album Church of Miami in 2015. The Zutons' song "What's your Problem" was featured in a trailer for the 2012 movie Wreck-It Ralph . Chowdhury formed a new band, the Venus Fury, shortly after his departure from The Zutons. In May 2013, he collaborated with musician David South and scriptwriter Michelle Langan to produce Shoebox , a musical theatre play set in 1950s Liverpool. In 2016, Harding became

1020-468: Was not taking part in the reunion tour. In place of Pritchard, Cast member Jay Lewis was recruited to play bass. On 27 July 2021, the band announced via their Twitter page that they were to support Nile Rodgers on one of the UK dates of his tour. They also confirmed that Rodgers would be producing the band's fourth studio album. On 24 October, they posted a photo with Rodgers at Abbey Road Studios while working on their fourth album. In November 2023,

1054-497: Was originally a four-piece, before Payne's girlfriend Abi Harding began joining The Zutons on stage for a couple of songs mid-set, playing simple saxophone lines. The other band members liked the way her saxophone enhanced their sound and Harding became a full member, contributing vocals and sax. Deltasonic head Alan Wills was initially dubious about the musical talents of McCabe: "I'd heard other bands Dave had played in and I thought they were all rubbish". The Coral 's James Skelly

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1088-674: Was persistent in trying to convince Wills of his friend's potential and the breakthrough finally came when the bedroom demos of the newly formed Zutons persuaded the Deltasonic head into working with them. At first, the band had to battle comparisons to The Coral . Both bands were Merseyside bands prominent in the Liverpool music scene ; were on the same record label; shared the same producer, Ian Broudie ; and were good friends, with McCabe having previously written songs with James Skelly . The band's music has proved difficult to categorize, being described as "psychedelic cartoon punk". McCabe, who

1122-692: Was the band's first album to feature Molloy on lead guitar. The first single was " Always Right Behind You ", which was released on 26 May 2008. The album was recorded earlier in the year in Los Angeles , California . On 17 May 2008 The Zutons appeared on Soccer AM as guest stars. They performed "Always Right Behind You" at the end to celebrate the last show of the season. In the summer of 2008, The Zutons had their first UK tour in 2 years. They were scheduled to play seven gigs in forest settings as part of The Forestry Commission 's Forest Tour . On 26 July 2008, The Zutons performed at Japan's Fuji Rock Festival for

1156-454: Was used in a Peugeot 307 car advert in the UK during 2004-2005. The new album Tired of Hanging Around was released on 17 April 2006 and reached No. 2 in the UK album charts. The first two singles from the album, " Why Won't You Give Me Your Love? " and " Valerie ", both peaked at 9 in the UK charts, a fair achievement considering their highest place previously had been with the single "Don't Ever Think (Too Much)" at 15. The band toured

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