I discovered Lori Carson on the soundtrack to the movie Niagara, Niagara,
where she delivered a song entitled "Black Thumb". "Black Thumb" makes its
appearance as the third
song on this CD, and the lyrics provide the the title of the CD as well.
It is an intense and strangely tired song, tired in the
sense that her vocals sound like there is a great amount of contemplation
and labor as she sings about her acceptance that she seems to cause pain
in a relationship that just ended or is at least struggling; this is her
is her "Black Thumb". Her voice complements
the lyrics, with regret and understanding that everything she touches
"becomes a pile of dust".
This theme of responsibility runs through this CD. A sample of this theme
can be seen from this sample of lyrics from the first five songs:
"Turns out I don't know how..." "I'm going to make a little life
for myself... I'm going to make a little luck" "Everything I touch runs
wild" "I don't want to fuck up anything" "I don't know why I am
the way I am...".
Her music makes me think of Sade, but far more contemplative. The melodies
are slow and her voice is sometimes whispy, so be prepared.
