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.
VAN MORRISON
KEEP IT SIMPLE
THE JULIETS
Perfect Season
Greg Laswell
I Was Going To Be An Astronaut
VIENNA TENG
Inland Territory
Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan
Ballad Of The Broken Seas
THE ESSEX GREEN
Cannibal Sea
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