 Nova took a hiatus from her own work to perform with Stevens' Illinois tour, as cheer leading captain.When the tour concluded, Nova renamed her project My Brightest Diamond, and began recording for two albums; the first, a collection of songs performed with a string quartet entitled "A Thousand Shark's Teeth", and the second, a rock-oriented album entitled "Bring Me the Workhorse".The latter was released on Asthmatic Kitty in the Summer of 2006, and in July, she recorded the songs "Hymne à l'amour" and "Disappear" for Vincent Moon's Take-Away Shows at Prospect Park in Brooklyn, New York City.