Actors

Drawing influence from 1980s bands including Joy Division, New Order, and Roxy Music, the Vancouver, British Columbia-based quartet Actors performs in the post-punk and darkwave styles. Jason Corbett established the group in 2012 as its vocalist and guitarist, later incorporating Shannon Hemmett on synthesizer and vocals, Adam Fink on drums, and Jahmeel Russell on bass guitar to round out the membership. Following their formation, the band quickly built recognition through performances in Vancouver’s local scene and issued their debut 7-inch single, Post Traumatic Love/Nightlife, on the area’s Northern Light Records imprint. A remix EP emerged the same year, containing reinterpretations of that single by Canadian group Humans along with Russian singer Felix Bondarev. Over subsequent years, Actors continued issuing standalone singles on their own while performing across Canada and the United States. The Reanimated EP arrived in 2017, presenting remastered editions of selections dating back to 2012, after which the ensemble joined Toronto’s Artoffact Records. Their inaugural album for the label, the full-length It Will Come to You, came out in March 2018.