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.
Mason Jennings
In The Ever
DRIVE BY TRUCKERS
THE BIG TO DO
CROWDED HOUSE
Intriguer
SLOAN
Never Hear The End Of It
MELISSA RUTH & THE LIKELY STORIES
Ain't No Whiskey
THE SPARES
Beautiful and Treacherous Thing
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