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Hailing from the the Empire State of New York comes one of America's freshest new rock groups... Action Toolbelt.
Originally formed in 2002 as a recording project of Owen Biggs, their 4 song demo quickly got them noticed. Less than 2 months after finishing the demo they were signed to the Fastmusic label by Neal Ganslaw. They went back to L.A. to record 6 more songs and quickly had a 10 song cd ready. Released in May of 2004, the self titled debut quickly became a college favorite and indie rock staple on online radio stations, consistently finishing in the top 5 of their radio countdown and coming in 4th for album of the year.

The current evolution of Action Toolbelt personnel still has ringleader Owen Biggs and drummer John Orestano with additions Ross Bogitch on bass and Marco Talamo on synths. Their track At My Expense was featured on The Punk Vs. Emo soundtrack that included some of today's best new bands such as Rufio, Bayside, The Goodwill, onelinedrawing, and Mae and sold over 15,000 copies.

With an aggressive and energetic live show that also manages to mirror the sound and feel of the cd, the band has built up a strong following by opening for major acts at The Downtown on LI and places like Kennys Castaways, The Continental, The Lit lounge and The Theatre at MSG in NYC for Festivals like CMJ, The MEANY Fest, and The NY International Music Fest.

Action Toolbelt is New York's newest sound. With elements of Punk, Power Pop, Emo and Indie Rock, their music is completely original, yet strangely familiar. Action Toolbelt draws influence from the alternative roots of today’s sound- mainly bands from late 80’s and early 90’s that directly changed the face of music. Their sound and style is often compared to Husker Du, Archers Of Loaf, Superchunk and The Replacements just to name a few. Action Toolbelt's sheer energy and talent breathes new life into a great sound that was almost forgotten.

With the the popularity of their follow-up single Alphabetically, a music video was produced by Grey Sky Films, which truly exposed the talent of these Long Island rockers.

Intead oftrying to break all kinds of new musical ground, Action Toolbelt creates a refreshing sound by revitilazinggood indie rock with great production and songwriting that is seriously addicting. Their hooks set themselves deep into your subconscious the first time you hear them.



The Action Toolbelt camp has been quite busy as of late- an album’s worth of material awaits release while recent studio work has yielded some tasty new tracks currently in production.

So the bottom line is this then: Between their inescapable hooks, unique lyrics and raw emotion, you'll have a hard time imaging life without Action Toolbelt in your music rotation. DSN Music is proud to showcase Action Toolbelt for download, featuring their  most popular hits.

Don't forget to visit Action Toolbelt on MySpace

 "Unliked"
  From the CD Because You Said We Couldn't//2007
 
 
 
  "Hole Constellation"
  From the CD Because You Said We Couldn't//2007
 
 
 
 "Alphabetically"
  From the CD Action Toolbelt/Fastmusic//2004