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  (Team Swan)   www.myspace.com/natalieportmansshavedhead Glistening Pleasure, the debut from young Seattleites Natalie Portman’s Shaved Head, relies on irony, kitsch and hum more...

(Park the Van)     www.parkthevan.com   At certain moments and in just the right light, Philadelphia's National Eye hinted at something transcendent with their first two releas more...

(Radiant Records)   www.radiantrecords.com     As the founder of neo-prog legends Spock's Beard, Neal Morse carried the torch of '70s-styled progressive rock throughout the '80 more...

(Tee Pee)   www.teepeerecords.com   Eleven years have elapsed since Nebula's last outing on Tee Pee (their debut EP, Let It Burn), but judging by Heavy Psych, it might have been ye more...

(Seeland)   www.seelandrecords.com       Nearly thirty years into their career, it seems strange for Negativland – the West Coast’s avant-pop avatar of mash-up s more...

(Columbia)   www.columbiarecords.com     Neil Diamond’s Second Coming on his Rick Rubin-produced albums, first 12 Songs and now Home Before Dark, owes as much to Diamond as more...

[Columbia/Legacy]   www.columbiarecords.com   Long before his '70s chart-toppers "Cracklin' Rosie," "Song Sung Blue" and "I Am I Said," launched him to worldwide stardom, Neil Diamo more...

 (Brushfire)   www.brushfirerecords.com With Slowdive, Neil Halstead helped define shoegaze in the early ‘90s. He now has parallel careers in Mojave 3 and as a solo artist. Wh more...

(Drag City)   www.dragcity.com   The crowds that bring out the best in Neil Hamburger are the most antagonistic ones. Undoubtedly the central basis of his shtick, Hamburger thrive more...

(Reprise)   www.repriserecords.com   Those dark, hooded eyes stare out from the record sleeve, seemingly unblinking, daring you to return the probe. Yet there's a subtle openness, t more...