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.
BLACK JOE LEWIS
Tell em What Your Name Is
GUY FORSYTH
Love Songs For and Against
The Lake Effects
Ioway
Yoko Ono Plastic Ono Band
Take Me to the Land of Hell
KYLE ANDREWS
Amos in Ohio
DONAVON FRANKENREITER
GLOW
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