Galaxy of Tar‘s Naima Mora has a face you’ve seen before – she won "America’s Next Top Model" in 2005 and went on to to be the CoverGirl contract model – but it’s high time for her to be heard and not just seen. Filling her role as front-woman with passion and dynamism, her voice soars skyward over the Latin-esque poly-rhythms and churning riffage of drummer/sonic-architect, Elias Diaz V.’s Volatile Glass, the latest free release from Lapdance Academy. Borrowing equally from Diaz’s Dominican roots and the industrial pulse of Brooklyn’s transit system, GALAXY OF TAR have created a unique sonic space between SANTANA’S "Abraxas" and TOOL’S "Lateralus." Rounded out by the torn, metallic shards of Nemanja Rebic’s guitars and the deep pockets of Samuel Fernandez’s bass lines, "Volatile Glass", the band’s debut album, is available for streaming preview and free download in 256 and 320 bit-rates here. The band’s next live show in NYC will be at Commodore Barry Park on June 27. – (as posted in The Deli’s Open Blog – post your band’s entries, videos, and Mp3s here).