Action Action
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Action Action is an American
indie rock
band, formerly signed to Victory Records
.
, Count The Stars
and Diffuser
. The band signed with Victory Records
and released their first album, Don't Cut Your Fabric to This Year's Fashion
(2004), 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" was featured in the video game, MVP 06: NCAA Baseball
.
Their song "Dream Within A Dream" was featured in a 2009 Gillette commercial. The song was included on their self-released 2010 album The Ones Who Get It Are The Ones Who Need Not To Know
.
Former members
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
indie rock
Indie rock
Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...
band, formerly signed to Victory Records
Victory Records
Victory Records is a Chicago-based record label founded by Tony Brummel. It is a privately held corporation. It also operates a music publishing company called "Another Victory, Inc." and is the distributor of several smaller independent record labels....
.
History
Action Action formed in 2004 from the ashes of The Reunion ShowThe Reunion Show
The Reunion Show was an pop-punk American band from Long Island, New York. They released one album on Victory Records before three members of the group moved on to form Action Action.-History:...
, Count The Stars
Count the Stars
Count the Stars was a four-piece pop punk band from Albany, New York that formed in 1995. After recording two albums, one with Chicago's Victory Records, the band split up in late 2003.-Biography:...
and Diffuser
Diffuser (band)
Diffuser is a rock band from Long Island, NY that formed in 1994 by Tomas Costanza , Anthony Cangelosi , Lawrence Sullivan and Billy Alemaghides . Originally the band was called Flu 13 and released a 7-inch entitled Edgar's Airwaves and an album entitled Spin Cycle before being signed to The...
. The band signed with Victory Records
Victory Records
Victory Records is a Chicago-based record label founded by Tony Brummel. It is a privately held corporation. It also operates a music publishing company called "Another Victory, Inc." and is the distributor of several smaller independent record labels....
and released their first album, Don't Cut Your Fabric to This Year's Fashion
Don't Cut Your Fabric to This Year's Fashion
Don't Cut Your Fabric to This Year's Fashion is the debut album by the Long Island band Action Action, released in 2004, shortly after the band formed.- Track listing :...
(2004), and released their second album An Army of Shapes Between Wars in 2006. In the same year, Action Action toured with Maxeen
Maxeen
Maxeen was a three-piece rock band based out of Long Beach, California.Signed to SideOneDummy Records in 2003, Maxeen released their debut eponymous album which was on an enhanced CD containing a photo slideshow with images by Leah Klinge and Jay Matsueda. In 2004, they signed to Warner Bros...
, Morningwood
Morningwood
Morningwood is an alternative rock band from New York City, USA, founded in 2001 by Pedro Yanowitz and Chantal Claret. Morningwood was signed to Capitol Records.-Career:...
, The Sounds
The Sounds
The Sounds are a Swedish Indie Rock band. Formed in Helsingborg in 1999, the group's musical style has been compared to New Wave acts such as Blondie, The Cars, the Epoxies and Missing Persons....
, Jonezetta
Jonezetta
Jonezetta was an indie band from Clinton, Mississippi, which has released an EP and two full-length albums since their formation in 2002.- History :Jonezetta formed when its four members were still in high school...
, We Are The Fury
We Are the Fury
-Musical career:The group was founded as The Fury in Toledo, Ohio in 2004. Prior to forming the band, all original members were in a local Toledo, OH band called Hearsay TAO. Shortly after the demise of Hearsay TAO, the remaining members started The Fury, a name they chose inspired by one of...
, The Cult
The Cult
The Cult are a British rock band that was formed in 1983. They gained a dedicated following in Britain in the mid 1980s as a post-punk band with singles such as "She Sells Sanctuary", before breaking mainstream in the United States in the late 1980s as a hard rock band with singles such as "Love...
and Something for Rockets
Something for Rockets
Something for Rockets was an American rock band from Los Angeles, California. The band included Rami Perlman , Josh Eichenbaum and Barry Davis...
on various legs of their US tours.
The song "Paper Cliché" was featured in the video game, MVP 06: NCAA Baseball
MVP 06: NCAA Baseball
MVP 06: NCAA Baseball is the fourth edition of the baseball video game series developed by Electronic Arts. Because of Electronic Arts' loss of the Major League Baseball license to Take Two Interactive in 2005, which now has the exclusive MLB license, the publishers decided to transition the MVP...
.
Their song "Dream Within A Dream" was featured in a 2009 Gillette commercial. The song was included on their self-released 2010 album The Ones Who Get It Are The Ones Who Need Not To Know
The Ones Who Get It Are The Ones Who Need Not To Know
The Ones Who Get It Are The Ones Who Need Not To Know is the third album by the Long Island band Action Action self-released on April 8, 2010. It is the band's first album since parting with Victory Records and without former bassist Clark Foley. On November 10, 2007 the band posted demo versions...
.
Line-up
- Mark Thomas Kluepfel (vocals, synth, guitar, songwriter)
- Adam Manning (guitar)
- Dan Leo (drums, percussion)
Former members
- Clarke Foley (bass)
Albums
- Don't Cut Your Fabric to This Year's FashionDon't Cut Your Fabric to This Year's FashionDon't Cut Your Fabric to This Year's Fashion is the debut album by the Long Island band Action Action, released in 2004, shortly after the band formed.- Track listing :...
(Victory RecordsVictory RecordsVictory Records is a Chicago-based record label founded by Tony Brummel. It is a privately held corporation. It also operates a music publishing company called "Another Victory, Inc." and is the distributor of several smaller independent record labels....
, 2004) - An Army of Shapes Between Wars (Victory RecordsVictory RecordsVictory Records is a Chicago-based record label founded by Tony Brummel. It is a privately held corporation. It also operates a music publishing company called "Another Victory, Inc." and is the distributor of several smaller independent record labels....
, 2006) - The Ones Who Get It Are The Ones Who Need Not To KnowThe Ones Who Get It Are The Ones Who Need Not To KnowThe Ones Who Get It Are The Ones Who Need Not To Know is the third album by the Long Island band Action Action self-released on April 8, 2010. It is the band's first album since parting with Victory Records and without former bassist Clark Foley. On November 10, 2007 the band posted demo versions...
(self-released, 2010)
External links
- Official website
- Official MySpace profile
- Last.fm profile
- Victory Records website
- [ Review of "Don't Cut Your Fabric to This Year's Fashion,"] by AllMusicGuide.com
- [ Review of "An Army of Shapes Between Wars',"] by AllMusicGuide.com
- Burning Stars Interview with Adam Manning & Clarke Foley
- Burning Stars Interview with Mark Thomas Kluepfel