Eric Lindley (born December 10, 1982) is an American artist, writer, and musician working primarily in Los Angeles and New York City under the name Careful. His work includes recorded and live "glitch folk," works of fiction, poetry, performance art, photography, and interactive installation.
After getting degrees in physics and music at
Dartmouth College, Lindley studied composition with
James Tenney, at
The California Institute of the Arts. Still at Cal Arts, he released "
Nightcat!" under the name Careful, and scored numerous short and feature films, as well as several performance works. He was active in the Los Angeles music scene, playing with
Anna Oxygen
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Lucky Dragons
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Phil Elverum
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In 2008, he moved to New York, where he released both "
Careful" and "
Oh, Light," the latter recorded in his partner's closet in Washington Heights, Manhattan. There, he also recorded a cover of
Lady Gaga's "
Bad Romance
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New York Times Review of "Oh, Light"
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Discography
*'' Nightcat!'' ( Sounds Super Recordings, 2006)
*'' Careful'' ( Sounds Super Recordings, 2010)
*'' Oh, Light'' ( Sounds Super Recordings, 2010)
*'' Because I Am Always Talking'' (2012)
*'' The World Doesn't End'' (2014)
References
External links
Official websitePoems by Eric Lindley
in issue #22 of InDigest
American male writers
American artists
Dartmouth College alumni
Living people
1982 births
21st-century American singers
21st-century American male singers
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