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.
BEN HARPER AND THE RELENTLESS SEVEN
Live From the Montreal International Jazz Festival
THE GO-BETWEENS
That Striped Sunlight Sound
KEVIN DREW
Darlings
Bill Madden
Gone
Joseph Arthur & the Lonely Astronauts
Let’s Just Be
FLY MOON ROYALTY
Unfinished Business
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