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.
CALEXICO
Garden Ruin
PROFESSOR LOUIE AND THE CROWMATIX
Whispering Pines
THE WATSON TWINS
TALKING TO YOU, TALKING TO ME
Penumbrae
One Way Drive
JANIS MARTIN
THE BLANCO SESSIONS
Robert Gordon
I'M COMING HOME
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