ATLANTIC DETOUR (2017 ALBUM)

ATLANTIC DETOUR (RELEASED MARCH 2017)

Revelator Hill’s studio debut, Atlantic Detour, is a fuzzy, hard-driving journey through the best traditions of British-influenced blues-rock and deep American roots. Set to masterfully overdriven fuzz guitar riffs, the album evokes the golden, rock-infused blues era of the 1970s while maintaining a fiery contemporary urgency. Critics widely praised the record's dual nature; Blues Matters Magazine noted that the band "fires up the electric in electric blues" to create a sound that "comes on like a locomotive," while Blues Rock Review pointed out the immediate, ear-catching appeal of the heavily distorted guitar tones backed by a swinging rhythm section and funk-laden organ work. At its core, the album transports listeners to a time when vintage blues met rock and soul, offering a masterclass in tone, clever time changes, and raw, sweat-soaked authenticity.

PRESS

Atlantic Detour is the first album from Revelator Hill, a new project for guitarist and vocalist Bobby Thompson, in collaboration with fellow Washington D.C. blues and rock players Gary Crockett on drums, Wes Lanich on keyboards, and Seth Morrissey on bass. At its best, it offers an impressive amalgam of modern blues and AOR sounds. (read more at Blues Rock Review)

“Virginia-based Revelator Hill fires up the electric in electric blues. On Atlantic Detour, they combine masterful musical soundscapes and their love of the blues to create a powerful and distinctive sound all their own. Revelator Hill’s songs come on like a locomotive and take you with them. Both classic and original, Atlantic Detour, reveals the heat and intensity in its creation. The music will get in your bones and stay with you.” – BLUES MATTERS MAGAZINE (May 2017)