Four shaggy-haired musicians dressed in dark suits show classic rock lovers they can find something to love about modern music on “De Nova,” the latest album by a Chicago-area based band called The Redwalls.

“De Nova,” the band’s second album and Capitol Records debut, echoes the sounds from a different era altogether, like The Beatles and even Bob Dylan. Within nearly 50 minutes of British and American traditional rock, The Redwalls reflect British Invasion bands from the 1960s and 1970s, harmonizing and even throwing in the “hey, hey, hey” that was so prominent in early Beatles’ recordings.

Formed in 2001, the band comprises Deerfield natives, brothers vocalist/guitarist Logan Baren and bassist/vocalist Justin Baren, along with vocalist/guitarist Andrew Langer and drummer Ben Greeno.

With 75 percent of the band contributing to vocals, The Redwalls make use of intoxicating harmonies in songs like “How The Story Goes.”

“De Nova” runs the gamut when covering all emotional bases, from love songs like “Thank You” to break up songs like “Love Her” and anger toward the FCC in “Falling Down.”

“Now that you’re in my life, you are my brightest day when you came and chased my blues away, and you know you’re all I’ve been waiting on.” Sweet lyrics from the song “Thank You” illustrate the variety of emotions that come out in this album, in comparison to the explicit content of the lyrics to “Falling Down.”

“What’s this shit goin’ down ’bout the FCC, gone to war against obscenity, well, in times like these, you better watch what you say. Watch ’em take your f***ing rights away.”

The songs range from the slow, and twangy strumming of the guitar in “Robinson Crusoe” to the psychedelic organ and distorted vocals in “Front Page.” The album even includes upbeat, foot-tapping songs like “On My Way” and “It’s Alright.”

The Redwalls can be compared, depending on the track, to more modern bands like Oasis or The Strokes as well, while maintaining their classic sound.

The band seems to miss a beat on the basis of originality, however. Nearly any one of the songs could be mistaken for another popular band like the aforementioned, although it doesn’t take much away from the entertainment value of the songs themselves.

Produced by Rob Schnapf, who also produced albums by The Vines, “De Nova” was released in June and has ranked as high as 21 on Billboard’s Top Heatseekers chart.

The band recently played a Hurricane Katrina benefit show Oct. 10 at the Metro in Chicago and will continue touring with “De Nova” up to the beginning of December.