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natalie portman's shaved head

I could easily go through the rest of my life without hearing this Seattle-based band's music, but I would still love them just for the name alone. I mean, Natalie Portman's Shaved Head? It's just about as perfect as perfect can get.

But then hey, what do you know? I listened to their music and it's pretty good! I mean, it's slightly primative, but then again it states outright in their bio that "[founding members] Luke Smith and Shaun Libman always wanted to form an electronic band; the only problem was they couldn’t play any electronic instruments. After their initial attempt at being an 'a cappella electronic ban' failed, they turned to an available drum machine and synthesizer (both made before the members were born), and began experimenting with pop vocals about fruit snacks and girl’s faces that fell off at parties, sung over awkward electronic thumps."

And that about sums it up. After listening to every song available on their MySpace page, it's apparent that these guys' whole shtick is being the amateurs in the game. Yet somehow they pull it off AND manage to include almost every style of electronic music into their songs while simultaneously maintaining a sweet and innocent sound. I love it -- come to New York!

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