After more than two decades and several false starts, Revis have finally released their long-awaited sophomore album, “Killing Time,” via Lo-Fi Music. Produced by Justin Holman and Robert Davis, with additional production from Davis and consultation from legendary producer Michael Beinhorn, the album marks Revis’ first full-length follow-up to their early-2000s breakthrough. Previously released tracks include “Cool Blacktop,” “Stardust (All Around Us),” and the title track “Killing Time,” a lyrical reflection on the band’s long and uneven journey. The focus track “Honey Castle” expands on those themes, with Holman describing it as an abstract meditation on desire, illusion, and the limits of happiness.
Formed by teenage friends Justin Holman and Robert Davis in Carbondale, Illinois, Revis rose quickly after relocating to Los Angeles, signing with Epic Records and releasing their debut album “Places for Breathing.” The record topped Billboard’s Heatseekers chart and produced radio hits including “Caught in the Rain” and “Seven,” before years of lineup changes and stalled momentum followed. Aside from scattered singles and a brief comeback attempt in 2010, the band remained largely quiet until reuniting with drummer David Piribauer to release the EP “Bottles of Lightning.” That reunion ultimately led to “Killing Time,” a record shaped by persistence, restraint, and hard-earned clarity, and widely seen as the strongest work of the band’s career.