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.
WACO BROTHERS AND PAUL BURCH
GREAT CHICAGO FIRE
Elliott Smith
From a Basement on a Hill
JOAN OSBORNE
Pretty Little Stranger
THE BIRD AND THE BEE
Ray Guns Are Not Just the Future
ALPHA REV
Bloom
IAN HUNTER
Man Overboard
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