Marilyn Carino

Marilyn Carino gained notoriety as the singing and songwriting half of Brooklyn's Mudville. Her contributions to Mudville's three critically-acclaimed albums were lauded as "Nina Simone coming back from the dead to front Morcheeba" - her unique, moving voice hailed as "fearless", "enchanting" and "otherworldly". Carino has worked/collaborated with Mike Mills of R.E.M., Billy Talbot of Neil Young and Crazy Horse, Norah Jones and legendary producers Sly and Robbie. Her song "Wicked" from Mudv...

Marilyn Carino gained notoriety as the singing and songwriting half of Brooklyn's Mudville. Her contributions to Mudville's three critically-acclaimed albums were lauded as "Nina Simone coming back from the dead to front Morcheeba" - her unique, moving voice hailed as "fearless", "enchanting" and "otherworldly". Carino has worked/collaborated with Mike Mills of R.E.M., Billy Talbot of Neil Young and Crazy Horse, Norah Jones and legendary producers Sly and Robbie. Her song "Wicked" from Mudville's album "Iris Nova" won the 2008 Independent Music Award for Electronica Song of the Year. Carino has just released Little Genius #1, the first of three solo recordings that will be released in 2009-2010. Written, performed, recorded and produced by Carino alone, Little Genius fine tunes the grit and eclecticism of Mudville, while adding a shot of dark adrenaline. Grinding organs and electro-beats come to life via Carino's soaring melodies and sumptuous vocals. "Little Genius" delivers rapturous songs that churn like hot lava.