Model/Actriz are an American post-punk and dance-punk band formed in Boston/Brooklyn in 2016, with Cole Haden's theatrical vocals out front. Dogsbody (2023) put them at the center of the current post-punk conversation, and 2025's Pirouette pushes it further — either is a fine entry point. Find Model/Actriz releases at Wax Trax Records.
Model/Actriz is an American post-punk and dance-punk band formed in Boston/Brooklyn in 2016. The band features Cole Haden, Jack Wetmore, Aaron Shapiro, and Ruben Radlauer. They signed with True Panther Sounds for Dogsbody (2023), with the follow-up Pirouette (2025) receiving critical attention. The band has been positioned within the contemporary post-punk and dance-punk scene alongside contemporaries like Squid, Black Country New Road, and others.
Model/Actriz's sound combines post-punk, dance-punk, no wave, industrial rock, art rock, and experimental rock with Haden's distinctive theatrical vocal delivery, dense layered electronic and guitar arrangements, and lyrical content drawing on gay club culture, identity, and broader contemporary themes.
True Panther Sounds pressings of the Model/Actriz catalog have been issued in color variant editions.
Listeners new to Model/Actriz typically start with Pirouette (2025) or Dogsbody (2023).
