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
BEN HARPER AND THE RELENTLESS SEVEN
Live From the Montreal International Jazz Festival
Ian Hunter
Shrunken Heads
LUKE DOUCET
Broken (and other rogue states)
FOSTER THE PEOPLE
Torches
Star Anna
Go To Hell
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