Their name might reference post-modern novelist Don Delillo’s White Noise, but Los Feliz, California’s the Airborne Toxic Event are hardly a group of detached intellectuals commenting from the sidelines. Formed in the wake of a series of personal tragedies in the life of front-man Mikel Jollett, the band has gathered a reputation for one of the most exciting and energetic live shows in years.

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Stick an Englishman in a band with three true blue Texans and you're bound to come up with something pretty damn original.

Electric Touch wowed crowds at SXSW, Coachella and Bonnaroo and are already booked to appear at Lollapalooza and ACL festivals. But they're not taking their early successes for granted. 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.