Haale: Photo by Mayy KilmerAt a time when so many bands sound painfully alike and imitative, Haale is a much needed voice. On her fresh and startlingly original album No Ceiling (released March 18, 2008) she injects classic and psychedelic-influenced rock with new life, by drawing on her dual heritage (she was born in the Bronx to Iranian parents) and resuscitating the rock music she loves with a breath of Persian mysticism.