2006-05-08
The songs of Janove Ottensen's solo album, Francis' Lonely Nights, paint a series of portraits that go far beyond the standard singer/songwriter fare. These stories are complemented by arrangements that take unexpected turns and provide the perfect frame for the pictures the lyrics create. Ottesen hails Byrne, Norway--population 7000.
WASHED OUT
Within and Without
VIENNA TENG
Inland Territory
...AND YOU WILL KNOW US BY THE TRAIL OF DEAD
The Century of Self
ERLAND AND THE CARNIVAL
Nightingale
CAMERA OBSCURA
My Maudlin Career
METTA
Metta-mor-phi-ohm
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