The Actionists

The Actionists are a genre-defying duo from Halifax, consisting of art punk
performance poet Keiron Higgins and dance producer, Cuban Boy and pop
star Ricardo Autobahn.

MUSINGS FROM SUBHUMANS - THE NEW EP

From the atmospheric electronic thrum of Subculture, the ska-tinged pop of In A World Of You to the
grimy glam-rock slabs of synth that power Grin Up North, this is a thorough introduction to the band’s
Northern, battleship grey mayhem.
You may think you are familiar with performance poetry.

1) These have verses and choruses.
2) They have melodies, string arrangements, and synth riffs.
3) They have disco beats and punk atmospherics.
4) This EP is not what you are expecting.

Subculture is a tribute to anyone who experienced a specific era of music genre at any
given stage of their life and the punk/ska background Keiron himself has belonged to (with
a few nods to Northern Soul and Rock and Roll). Gatekeeping from elder statesmen of any
genre should be frowned upon.

In A World Of You is a collection of verses from Keiron's latest book of love poetry
‘Sometimes Depressed, But Often Well Dressed’. He digs around in pop culture referencing
idols and his intellectual past to find figures possessing traits he lacks - or that he feels
would have come in handy in navigating his relationships.

Grin Up North is a celebration of any number of dreary northern towns after dark and the
need to escape them to start life anew. With the gentrification Keiron has seen across the
town of Halifax he captures a tale similar to John Cooper Clarke's Beasley Street with a
darkened glam rock twist.

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