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.
CLUTCHY HOPKINS (MEETS LORD KENJAMIN)
Music Is My Medicine
COCOROSIE
Tales of a Grasswidow
Michael Brook
RockPaperScissors
BRIE STONER
L’Enclosion
CIBO MATTO
Hotel Valentine
The Detroit Cobras
Tied and True
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