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.
Glen Phillips
Winter Pays for Summer
Andrew Bird
Armchair Apocrypha
MELISSA FERRICK
In The Eyes Of Strangers
ROSIE FLORES & THE PINE VALLEY COSMONAUTS
GIRL OF THE CENTURY
Bless You Boys
Armed to the Teeth
VARIOUS
The BYG Deal
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