Mudville

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MUDVILLE reaches ever more stirring and soulful musical heights with their third release, Iris Nova. Critics are calling Mudville’s latest record, “…Powerful to the point of bringing you to tears. (With songs) that can rank alongside major-league acts like Radiohead, U2 or even REM” (Straight No Chaser) and, “A perfect melding, as if Nina Simone came back from the dead to front Morcheeba on a new record… Marilyn’s vocals are beautiful… and can hold their weight against some of the very best jazz singers breathing air today” (Rhapsody Rhadish).

A modern masterwork from songwriter/vocalist Marilyn Carino and producer/instrumentalist Benny Cha Cha, Iris Nova furthers the retro-futuristic excursions of 2005’s acclaimed The Glory of Man is Not in Vogue. With eleven original tunes plus a cover of The Police’s “Spirits in the Material World,” Mudville seamlessly blends old-school soul and hip-hop grooves with a jazz sensibility, electronica flourishes, and live orchestral arrangements. The songs on Iris Nova paint captivating portraits of spiritual anguish, liberation and ambivalence, all on a palette of juicy grooves.
This meticulously-crafted album also features collaborations with an eclectic array of great artists including R.E.M.’s Mike Mills, the maverick string quartet Ethel, pedal-steel guitar great Buddy Cage (Bob Dylan, New Riders of the Purple Sage), tabla player/producer Karsh Kale, Lounge Lizards saxophonist Michael Blake, telecaster maestro Jim Campilongo (The Little Willies) and Brazilian percussionist Mauro Refosco (Forro in the Dark, David Byrne, Bebel Gilberto).

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trip-hop, downtempo, female vocalists, electronic, trip hop
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