A vehicle for powerful vocalist Tre Williams, the Revelations are a New York-based group whose music combines the grit of vintage Southern soul, the cool edge of East Coast R&B, and the emotional gravity of the blues. During the early 2000s, Williams made guest appearances with several hip-hop acts, including Nas, who signed him to his Ill Will Records label. An album went unreleased, but A&R man Bob Perry later paired Williams with singer/lyricist Rell Gaddis and brought in a powerhouse live band; the group was dubbed the Revelations. They released an EP, Deep Soul, in 2009. Their first album, The Bleeding Edge, followed a few months later. In 2011, the Revelations traveled to Memphis, Tennessee to make Concrete Blues. ~ Mark Deming