Lori Carson

Lori E. Carson (born March 2, 1958) is an American singer-songwriter whose albums include Shelter, Where it Goes (1995), Everything I Touch Runs Wild (1997) and Another Year (2012). A former member of the seminal band The Golden Palominos, she has contributed to soundtracks including Bernardo Bertolucci's Stealing Beauty, Kathryn Bigelow's Strange Days, and Keith Gordon's Waking the Dead.

Her debut novel, The Original 1982, was published by William Morrow/HarperCollins in June 2013.

After a long hiatus, In November of 2025 Lori released an EP, Sing to the Ghosts, available only on her website and on Bandcamp.

Career history Carson began performing in the mid-eighties at Folk City, The Bitter End, and other clubs on or around Bleecker Street. She was signed to a development deal with Manhattan Records in 1987, and to a recording contract with Geffen Records in 1988. in Canada and the U.S. In 1991, she was dropped from the label.

Playing a show in New York City later that year, Carson was approached by drummer/producer Anton Fier to collaborate on a new project that became 1992's This is How it Feels by The Golden Palominos. Pure by the Palominos was released the following year and featured Carson's song "Little Suicides".

Carson signed to Restless records in 1994, and Where It Goes (produced by Fier) was released in 1995. It made many top ten lists nationally and was named Record of the Year by the Long Island Village Voice.

In 1998, Carson moved from New York City to Seattle and recorded Stars with Layng Martine III and Joe Ferla as co-producers. Released in 1999, it was her last record for Restless.

House in the Weeds, a lo-fi, limited edition of only two thousand copies, was made available in 2001. One Little Indian picked it up for release in Europe in 2005.

Carson's most recent record is Another Year (Blue Kitchen Music/ United for Opportunity, 2012). In June 2013 her debut novel, The Original 1982,

Personal life Carson was born in Queens, New York and grew up in Bethpage.

Discography 1990 – Shelter (DGC – Geffen) 1992 – This Is How It Feels – Golden Palominos (Restless Records) 1993 – Pure – The Golden Palominos (Restless) 1995 – Where It Goes (Restless) 1995 – Strange Days (soundtrack) – "Fall in the Light" with Graeme Revell 1996 – Myths of The World (compilation – Rienstra/Laswell) 1997 – Everything I Touch Runs Wild (Restless) 1999 – Intonarumori – All That Future (with Bernie Worrell) – Bill Laswell/Material (Palm) 1999 – Stars (Restless) 2001 – House in the Weeds (self-released) 2001 – Stolen Beauty (compilation – Rykodisc) 2001 – Crazy/Beautiful – "I Want to Believe You" with Paul Haslinger (soundtrack) 2001 – The Bellwether Project – Slang 2002 – More Talk About Tonight – Slang 2003 – Strong Currents – "In the Middle of the Night" with Hector Zazou (compilation) 2004 – The Finest Thing (Meta Records) 2012 – Another Year (Blue Kitchen/United for Opportunity) 2025 - Sing to the Ghosts (self-released)

Soundtrack appearances Strange Days – 1995 Stealing Beauty – 1996 Keys to Tulsa – 1997 Grind – 1997 Niagara, Niagara – 1997 Broken Vessels – 1998 Simply Irresistible – 1999 Waking the Dead – 2000 Crazy/Beautiful – 2001 Blue Car – 2002 Pizza My Heart – 2005