Forming when New York singer-songwriter Elizabeth Harper hooked up with producer Mark Richardson, following his remix of one of her solo singles, Class Actress was completed when another producer, Scott Rosenthal, also joined. They now have an album prepped, which will be preceded by an EP, 'Journal Of Ardency', released via Grizzly Bear's Chris Taylor's record label, Terrible Records, on 9 Feb.

Fans of industrial synth-pop's first iterations - Depeche Mode, Soft Cell et al - will approve of the skittering synthetic snares and Harper's siren-like vocals, particularly on the excellent 'All The Saints' and 'Careful What You Say'. If you're demanding further exploration, also listen to Elizabeth's solo work, including the pretty much perfect 'Rock Like A Baby'.

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