Action Action is an American indie rock band, formerly signed to Victory Records.

Action Action
OriginLong Island, New York, United States
GenresIndie rock, post-punk, electronica
Years active2004 (2004)–2010
LabelsIndependent
Past membersAdam Manning
Dan Leo
Mark Thomas Kluepfel
Clarke Foley
Kris Baldwin

History

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Action Action was formed in 2004 by members of The Reunion Show, 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.

Line-up

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Former members

  • Mark Thomas Kluepfel – vocals, guitar, synth, songwriter
  • Adam Manning – guitar
  • Clarke Foley – bass
  • Dan Leo – drums, percussion
  • Kris Baldwin – guitar

Discography

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Albums

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