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.
ADRIAN YOUNGE PRESENTS: SOULS OF MISCHIEF
There Is Only Now
ERLAND AND THE CARNIVAL
Nightingale
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
Abattoir Blues/The Lyre of Orpheus
JESCA HOOP
Kismet
Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan
Ballad Of The Broken Seas
GIRLS
Father, Son, Holy Ghost
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