Stick an Englishman in a band with three true blue Texans and you're bound to come up with something pretty damn original. In this case, the result is Electric Touch. Electric Touch's mind-blowing self-titled debut album (due out this summer from the Houston-based Justice Records), is a tour de force of brilliant melodies, rock hard riffs and stick-in-your-head lyrics. Produced by Frenchie Smith (Built to Spill, The Dandy Warhols, Meat Puppets) and mixed by Gavin Mackillop (Goo Goo Dolls, Sugarcult,  The La's), the album announces the arrival of a bold new talent. The four piece's chemistry was instantaneous. Shane, who's originally from Nottingham, England, landed in Austin after he fell in love with an American girl and decided to stick around. (He's been in Texas for three years now). He met guitarist Christopher Messina about a year ago 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." Bassist Ross Dubois, a friend of their producer's from Corpus Christi, rounded out the line up. "When we met him and jammed with him it felt almost preordained that he was the one," says Christopher. One explanation for Electric Touch's refreshingly original sound is the members' wide-ranging inspirations. If you check out their MySpace page, you'll see everyone from literary giants (Bukowski, Dylan Thomas, and, of course Lawrence) to movie stars (Brando) and classical composers (Mozart) to rock bands (Aerosmith, Led Zep, The Beatles) referenced. Since forming the band less than one year ago, it's been Electric Touch 24/7. Not only do the guys live and breathe the band, but Shane, Christopher and Louis actually share a house. "It's like the Monkees really, writing songs, reading and becoming better musicians," says Shane. "We're like brothers." At the end of the day, Electric Touch is all about the music: the adrenaline release, that intoxicating feeling that only a killer rock song can give you. Says Shane, "For me rock and roll was always about escapism—quite literally it was a way to escape my hometown." "When people come to see us play, we want them to leave their troubles at the door.  Their worries will still be there tomorrow," he continues. "But for right now, let's get together and have a good time." Consider that an invitation.