BEN RATLIFF CLASS ACTRESS The great debut EP by Class Actress, "Journal of Ardency," is an alluringly precise recapturing of the winning chill of early '80s electro-pop, with some light hauteur keeping the mood severe, never optimistic.
With Class Actress, Cloud Nothings and more.
With Class Actress and Caged Animals.
Class Actress Coulddn't wait for the phone call/I had to go and ruin it all/Systematically," the Class Actress frontwoman Elizabeth Harper sings on "Adolescent Heart," from "Journal of Ardency" (Terrible).
(Stacey Anderson) Class Actress (Thursday) The hook-happy Class Actress, led by the snappy Elizabeth Harper, cast the synth-heavy Anglophile spell of New Order or a much, much more amiable Morrissey.
Class Actress and Body Language are doing synth-pop a little more mysteriously and dreamily: they're art projects, with music that spills over into discomfort or vulnerability, whereas Little Boots is trying to find a geeky subdivision of hard commerce.
(Anderson) - Class Actress (Friday) This hook-happy pop troupe, led by the snappy frontwoman Elizabeth Harper, casts the synth-heavy Anglophile spell of New Order or a (much, much) happier Morrissey.
Class Actress, Sun Glitters, Spectrals, Fabian, Jonti, Maria Minerva – it's like the golden age of 2009-10 all over again, when we seemed to rave about a brilliant new act every hour, let alone every day.
