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.
ONWARD, SOLDIERS
Monsters
Locksley
Don't Make Me Wait
AFROSKULL
To Obscurity and Beyond
Animal Liberation Orchestra (ALO)
Fly Between Walls
BUCKWHEAT ZYDECO
100% Fortified Zydeco
My Brightest Diamond
Tear It Down
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