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.
SCATTERED TREES
Sympathy
JACK JOHNSON
Sleep Through the Static
Waco Brothers
Going Down In History
CROWDED HOUSE
Time on Earth
SOUTHERN CULTURE ON THE SKIDS
SOUTHERN CULTURE ON THE SKIDS
BOB DYLAN
Modern Times
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