{"id":1625,"date":"2011-10-24T20:10:34","date_gmt":"2011-10-25T00:10:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.catchingfireflies.com\/blog\/?p=1625"},"modified":"2011-11-27T21:49:54","modified_gmt":"2011-11-28T02:49:54","slug":"class-actress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/2011\/10\/class-actress\/","title":{"rendered":"class actress"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>These catchy tunes by Brooklynite, Elizabeth Harper are the latest on my download list.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/class-actress.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1626\" title=\"class actress\" src=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/class-actress.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"725\" height=\"483\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/class-actress.jpg 725w, http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/class-actress-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 725px) 100vw, 725px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pastemagazine.com\/articles\/2011\/10\/class-actress-rapprocher.html\" target=\"_blank\">review<\/a> reads, &#8220;Class Actress is the moniker for Brooklyn singer-songwriter Elizabeth Harper, but this definitely isn\u2019t her first venture into the music industry. Harper had released a solo record under her own name back in 2005, but it wasn\u2019t until she hooked up with electronic producer Mark Richardson that her songs were really given the proper vehicle to set herself apart in the indie music world.&#8221;<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UCPpgE7x-BI\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"575\" height=\"322\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>Rapprocher<\/em> balances these unashamedly poppy and simple melodies with layers of analog synths and vintage drum beats that keep the album from ever being too sugary. In fact, Class Actress actually went through the pain of sampling \u201980s drum hits and really gives this album the feel of something that was recorded in 1982.&#8221;<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kSOWYyy693k\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"575\" height=\"322\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>Rapprocher<\/em> is a tight little album full of melodramatic pop tunes dripping in \u201980s loving.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong><strong><strong><strong>Like discovering catchy tunes that take you to a happy place?\u00a0 Simply<a href=\"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.com\/blog\/get-the-latest-updates-in-your-inbox\/\"> subscribe to this blog<\/a> and we\u2019ll email you our latest and greatest music finds.<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"flaresmith\" class=\"feedflare\"><script src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~s\/http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/catchingfireflies\/TyNo?i=http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/2011\/10\/class-actress\/\" type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div><div class=\"linkwithin_hook\" id=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/2011\/10\/class-actress\/\"><\/div><script>\n<!-- \/\/LinkWithinCodeStart\nvar linkwithin_site_id = 944859;\nvar linkwithin_div_class = \"linkwithin_hook\";\n\/\/LinkWithinCodeEnd -->\n<\/script>\n<script src=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/widget.js\"><\/script>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/pixel.png\" alt=\"Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...\" style=\"border: 0\" \/><\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>These catchy tunes by Brooklynite, Elizabeth Harper are the latest on my download list. 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