Laura is a indie folk pop singer songwriter based in Annapolis, Maryland. Her music merges elements of folk, rock
and pop, often with touching lyrics and catchy refrains. She has been writing music since her teens in the late 1990s and her songs have been placed in a number of shows and movies. She has released four albums under her moniker, as well as another album under the band Lily and the Pearl, a project with her husband Sean “Dracula” Jackson.
Her music has been described as having great pop sensibilities with quicky catch witted refrains, while telling stories in an authentic and reflective way. NO MORE SURPRISES (2022), her first album after a decade long hiatus brought a sense of grounding and maturity. Having started recording this album while pregnant with her youngest child, the album was put on hold after a traumatic birth that nearly took both her and her child's life. Following that experience, Laura struggled with PTSD, and shortly after, the global pandemic hit. While finishing the recording process of NO MORE SURPRISES in 2021 and 2022, she continued to write and process the prior few years. Each night while putting her kids to bed, she would write and record songs on her iphone using ear pods. Over the course of those two years, she wrote over 40 songs. CACTUS MOON (2024) is the result of this process. It is the story of becoming older. The story of becoming a mother. The story of a body giving life. The story of a body finding death. It is the story of breaking generational trauma and healing wounds that are universally ours.
Laura is working on her next studio album, as well as a full length musical (BEACH HOUSE) which addresses familial trauma and healing amongst 3 generations of women within a family.
"...her songs are the warm coffee on a rainy day. Or the oh-so-sought-after light at the end of the tunnel in the world of folk music. She maintains her femininity without being too demanding about it. Her beauty in her words is just as important as her folk music stamina that is very important this day and age..." -FensePost
"Superb original songs, a great pop sensibility, a beautiful voice...Brino wears her heart on her sleeve." - B Magazine
"Brino's breathy vocal delivery lends itself perfectly to her catchy and quick-witted refrains..." - Performer
Coming April 2024
Ramshead OnStage (Annapolis, MD)
49 West (Annapolis, MD)
The Metropolitan (Annapolis, MD)
Metro (Baltimore, MD)
Jammin Java (Vienna, VA)
Mangos (DC)
Staccato (DC)
World Cafe Live (Philadelphia, PA)
Grape Street (Philadelphia, PA)
The Knitting Factory (New York, NY)
Rockwood Music Hall (New York, NY)
Pianos (New York, NY)
The Bitter End (New York, NY)
Lizard Lounge (Boston, MA)
Plus many other lovely venues in the US!
laurabrino(at)gmail.com
Music was never a choice for Laura. The very creation of music is at the core of who Laura is and how she processes the world. Singer-songwriter, vocalist, guitarist, pianist, and producer, Laura’s music is a blend of folk and pop. Her music has been featured in film and tv, and outside of her 5 albums, she has a collection of over 300 songs that she has written.
Having attended Maryland Institute College of Art for Illustration and graduated from Towson University with a degree in Arts Education, Laura has continued to infuse the arts into everything she does-from graphic design to portraits and even hair. She is a creative by nature and operates by creative problem solving any chance that she gets.
Over the years, Laura has worked with many different communities as an educator, and continues to create arts infused curriculum for Wildhearts Academy, her brain child with co-founder Stephanie Smith. She has been a middle school art teacher, arts integration specialist, program director, outreach coordinator, and curriculum writer.
Cactus Moon, Laura's highly anticipated 6th studio album will be out April 5. 2024. Get updates by signing up for her email list!