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.
THE SPARES
Beautiful and Treacherous Thing
DAN HICKS AND THE HOT LICKS
TANGLED TALES
Sky Ferreira
Night Time, My Time
THE WATSON TWINS
TALKING TO YOU, TALKING TO ME
STEVE EARLE
Washington Square Serenade
Stone Clover
Proper Villains
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