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.
GOT A GIRL
I love You But I Must Drive Off This Cliff Now
LEONA NAESS
– Thirteens
THE PRETENDERS
Break Up The Concrete
Southern Culture on the Skids
MOJO BOX
THE WATERBOYS
Book of Lightning
CALEXICO
Garden Ruin
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