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.
Tristen
Caves
CLEAN AS DIRT
They Will Remember Me
Dave Barnes
What We Want, What We Get
NEW YORK DOLLS
DANCING BACKWARD IN HIGH HEELS
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
Abattoir Blues/The Lyre of Orpheus
Lou Barlow
Emoh
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