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Hailed by The Independent’s music guru Simon Price as the band to fill The White Stripes’ empty shoes, The Lost Souls Club are a UK band who play rock laden with reverb, fuzz and big hooks placing them alongside the likes of Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, The Black Keys and The Jesus and The Mary Chain. There’s a heartfelt melancholy in every song making it the perfect soundtrack for a long drive through the night along a lonely road with nothing but heartache for company… The Lost Souls Club also have an alter ego-a brooding acoustic side that is just as dark as their rock n roll persona, but with a naked intensity that echoes the sounds of Nick Cave and Johnny Cash. The band have also just signed to JL Booking agency (Nine Black Alps, Spotlight Kid, Passenger) and this spring are touring High Noon, their debut EP, released to glowing reviews here and across both Asia and Australia where they toured in 2012. The theme running through the Ep, and indeed where the name High Noon originates, is the idea of a showdown between the two, opposing sides of oneself: arrogance and insecurity. The mirrored image on the cover echoes this idea of duality. High Noon was self-produced and recorded apart from opening track, ‘Romeo’ which was produced by the eminent Sam Bell (Editors, REM, Bloc Party). With BBC Introducing already hailing them as a ‘Band to Watch’ in 2013, this year is set to be a big one for The Lost Souls Club. SIMON PRICE: (The Independent) “Romeo has a great opening ri