The Trouble We're In

It's no secret that I am a big fan of Revelation Records, and have been for a longass time. But there was a weird period, circa 2002-2006, when the label 'fell off' (as a friend of mine would say). During this period, they almost completely stopped making vinyl, and there are circa 18 CD only releases that were released in this period, by bands such as Christiansen, Since By Man, On The Might Of Princes, The Plot To Blow Up The Eiffel Tower, Temper Temper, Gracer, The Twilight Transmission and Call Me Lightning. You are absolutely forgiven if you have never heard of, or heard, any of these bands.

A few years ago I downloaded some of these records and gave them a chance. A couple of them were ok, but for the most part they just seemed like a strange choice for Rev and it really makes me wonder what the hell was going on back then in Huntington Beach for anyone to think that these bands were a good fit for the label.

Anyway, in the last couple of years I picked up a couple of these releases for which the vinyl was licensed and pressed by a different label, and recently I realised that there is another one that I didn't have. So I bought it.

Call Me Lightning was a band from Milwaukee, Wisconsin and their debut album 'The Trouble We're In' was released as Rev121 in 2005. And here I am, almost twenty years later, hearing it for the first time.

This vinyl version of the record was released by a label called Forge Again Records which, surprisingly, is still going. There were 300 copies of this record pressed, all of which were on black vinyl. It comes in a fold out sleeve which looks kinda cool when folded out.

There's also a small insert which is smaller than a postcard.

Overall I've been enjoying this one the past month or so. After the first play I was indifferent to it, but without doubt these songs have got into my head. It's hard to describe what this sounds like. It's kinda jangly rock. It's not bad for what it is. But I maintain that it should not have been on Rev.