History
Action Action formed in 2004 from the ashes of
The Reunion Show,
Count The Stars and
Diffuser. They combine a
New Wave aesthetic with a swirling guitar-driven sound reminiscent of
The Bolshoi,
Bauhaus, and other proto-goth bands prominent in the late 1970s and early '80s.
The band signed with
Victory Records and released their first album,
Don't Cut Your Fabric to This Year's Fashion
and released their second album
An Army of Shapes Between Wars
in 2006. In the same year, Action Action toured with
Maxeen,
Morningwood,
The Sounds,
Jonezetta,
We Are The Fury,
The Cult and
Something for Rockets on various legs of their US tours.
The song
Paper Cliché
is featured in the game
MVP 06: NCAA Baseball.
Currently, Action Action isn't signed with any label, but are working on new material to be released in 2009.
The song
Dream Within A Dream
is featured in a 2009 Gillette commercial.
Line-up
- Mark Thomas Kluepfel (vocals, synth, guitar, songwriter)
- Adam Manning (guitar)
- Dan Leo (drums, percussion)
;Former members
Discography
Albums
- Don't Cut Your Fabric to This Year's Fashion
(Victory Records, 2004)
- An Army of Shapes Between Wars
(Victory Records, 2006)