Call Me Lightning

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Name = Call Me Lightning


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Origin = Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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Genre = Indie rock
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Label = Revelation Records
Frenchkiss Records
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URL = [http://www.callmelightning.com callmelightning.com]
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Call Me Lightning is an indie rock band from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The band's name is taken from the 1968 song "Call Me Lightning" by The Who; [ [http://lostatsea.net/review.phtml?id=1460250772417be0471388d Review of "The Trouble We're In"] . LostAtSea. Accessed September 9, 2007.] they cite The Minutemen as one of their foremost influences. [ [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/40149-call-me-lightning-sign-to-frenchkiss Call Me Lightning sign to Frenchkiss] . Pitchfork Media, December 15, 2006. Accessed September 9, 2007.] The group released its first album, "The Trouble We're In", on Revelation Records in 2004. In 2007, it followed with a second full-length, "Soft Skeletons", on Frenchkiss Records. This album was recorded at Steve Albini's Chicago studio, Electrical Audio. The band has received significant press coverage for both albums. [ [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/42057-soft-skeletons Review of "Soft Skeletons"] . Pitchfork Media, April 3, 2007. Accessed September 9, 2007.] [ [http://www.popmatters.com/pm/music/reviews/32713/call-me-lightning-soft-skeletons/ Review of "Soft Skeletons"] . PopMatters, April 10, 2007. Accessed September 9, 2007.] [ [http://www.popmatters.com/music/reviews/c/callmelightning-trouble.shtml Review of "The Trouble We're In"] . PopMatters, January 11, 2005. Accessed September 9, 2007.] [ [http://www.ink19.com/issues/july2007/musicReviews/musicC/callMeLightning.html Review of "Soft Skeletons"] . Ink 19. Accessed September 9, 2007.] [ [http://www.avclub.com/content/node/58737 Review of "Soft Skeletons"] . The Onion AV Club, February 20, 2007. Accessed September 9, 2007.] [ [http://www.prefixmag.com/reviews/cds/C/call-me-lightning/soft-skeletons/2955 Review of "Soft Skeletons"] . Prefixmag, April 20, 2007. Accessed September 9, 2007.] [ [http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-107195712.html Review of "The Trouble We're In"] . "The Washington Post", April 8, 2005. (subscription required)] In March of 2007, they were featured in SPIN. [ [http://www.spin.com/mp3/2007/02/070221_callmelightning/ Call Me Lightning] . SPIN, February 21, 2007. Accessed September 9, 2007.]

Members

*Nathan Lilley - vocals, guitar
*Kris Maedke-Russell - bass
*Shane Hochstetler - percussion

Former Member

Bill Kutsch - bass, keyboards

Discography

*"The Trouble We're In" (Revelation Records, 2004)
*"Soft Skeletons" (Frenchkiss Records, 2007)

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