Call Me Lightning

**Call Me Lightning** is a Milwaukee-born punk trio that’s been jolting audiences with their frenetic energy and angular riffs since forming in the early 2000s. Fronted by yelpy vocalist/guitarist Nathan Lilley, with Mitch Higgins on bass and Jared Ravnell on drums, the band blends garage-rock chaos with post-punk precision, landing somewhere between The Jesus Lizard’s swagger and Fugazi’s coiled intensity. Known for their DIY ethos, they’ve bounced between labels like Frenchkiss Records and Addeda Records while sharing stages with acts like Murder City Devils and These Arms Are Snakes.

Their catalog crackles with urgency, from the spiky anthems of 2006’s *The Trouble We’re In* (featuring “When I Am Gone My Blood Will Be Free”) to the gnarlier, riff-driven *Soft Skeletons* (2012), which includes tracks like “Human Hell.” Though they’ve kept a low profile in recent years, their wiry, sweat-drenched take on punk remains a cult favorite for fans of unpolished, high-voltage rock.

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