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Electric
(e-lec-tric) – adjective; thrilling, exciting, stirring
Touch (tuh-ch)
– verb; to affect with feeling or emotion
Electric
Touch (e-lec-tric tuh-ch) – noun; Incendiary rock band
originating in Austin, Texas fusing classic and
contemporary influences resulting in a high energy live
show and arena-ready anthems.
With members
hailing from both sides of the Atlantic this exciting
5-piece delivers a unique brand of British-American Rock
music. The result is Electric Touch, the type of
unbridled rock band that’s been missing from the scene for
quite awhile -- a monster of a group whose sound is big
enough to fill an arena.
The chemistry
was instantaneous. Shane, who’s originally from
Nottingham, England, landed in Austin for a visit and
decided to stick around. (He’s been in Texas for three
years now). He met guitarist Christopher and things just
clicked. Soon Christopher’s twin brother Louis ditched
Houston and headed to Austin to join Electric Touch
on drums. “After our second session I realized I needed to
stop everything else I was doing in my life and pursue
this band full time,” says Louis. “It was the first time I
could actually listen to one of my songs and have total
confidence in what I was doing.”
They are set to
take the world on in 2011 with appearances at SXSW as well
as the Coachella Festival in April followed by their soon
to be released new album on Island Records, produced by
Grammy-nominated Producer of the Year, Howard Benson.
Electric
Touch shot off to an impressive start. Soon after
their mercurial formation in 2007, the four-piece played
their first show that December and immediately signed a
deal with Texas label - Justice Records. Before their
debut album was even set to hit stores in the summer of
'08, the band was confirmed to rock the stages of
COACHELLA! They also wowed crowds at SXSW, and
appeared at the LOLLAPALOOZA, AUSTIN CITY LIMITS
and BONNAROO Festivals!
Austin.com wrote, “How good are they live? Enough that
we’re going out on a limb to call Electric Touch the best
set of the (ACL) fest.”
The band is not
taking their early successes for granted though, “We don’t
expect anything to fall in our laps,” stresses Shane. “And
I’m not going to bullshit you, we all work really hard.”
The songs they
write are essentially tales of Ordinary Life in Glorious
Technicolor. The stories are about Love and the Human
Condition, with poetic lyrics depicting the many sides
human condition is all its fortune, fickle and flaws.
Electric
Touch’s eponymous debut record is compelling from
start to finish, full of ever-changing moods and textures.
“Who Put The Fire Out?” which starts out with subtle,
syncopated piano and culminates with a soaring, old-school
wave-your-lighter-in-the-air guitar solo, packs not only
power chords but a powerful message. Melodic.net joins the
chorus of praise, adding, “The brilliant opening track
"Love In Our Hearts" should be stuck like superglue to
every single radio station's hit mix...”
Upon its
release, Electric Touch debuted at number one on
FMQB Radio with their first single and snagged the #1 spot
on Amazon.com on the day of release with another.
The backbone of
the band is the bulletproof rhythm section, now infused
with the power of members, Isaac Strycker
(Guitar/Keys/Vocals) and Portland Musser (Bass/Vocals).
The band delivers a pounding beat, big enough to fill a
stadium, and punctuated by killer bass lines. Dynamic
guitars bring angular melodies refreshing in simplicity
one moment then exploding into frenzied fury the next.
Vocal hooks and harmonies delivered like an urgent call to
arms scream “The future is now”.
Shane Lawlor –
Vocals/Guitar/Keys
Christopher Leigh Messina – Lead Guitar/Vocals
Louis Messina Jr – Drums
Isaac Strycker – Guitar/Keys/Vocals
Portland Musser – Bass/Vocals |
