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 GORIES
The Shaw Tapes: Live in Detroit 5/27/88
SHELBY LYNNE
Tears, Lies and Alibis
John Doe
Forever Hasn't Happened Yet
TUATARA
East of the Sun
JACK JOHNSON
Sleep Through the Static
PERSEPHONE'S BEES
Notes From The Underworld
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