The Daily Spin II

Class Actress | Journal of Ardency

Welcome back to the Daily Spin. For the uninitiated, this is the series in which I review an album every day of 2025.

As was the case two years ago, my favorite song from each album can be found at the playlist linked here.

Album: Journal of Ardency (2010)

Artist: Class Actress

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Realizing that this dance-pop record is coming from an artist who began her career as a folk starlet is a wild sort of whiplash I was not prepared for - but gosh, it’s sure clear that the pivot was the right move.

Evoking the best of that eighties sort of flavor, this is all breathy vocals and stark guitar/synth battles - but rarely does this strike truly memorable, as most of its moments fall by the wayside.

This is an album that recalls shadows and imitations of days gone by - where those albums strike memorable, nothing here lingers long past fading touches.

Rating: 7/10

Best Tracks: Terminally Chill

Worst Tracks: Adolescent Heart