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.
Stone Clover
Proper Villains
...AND YOU WILL KNOW US BY THE TRAIL OF DEAD
The Century of Self
THE DODOS
No Color
Billy Gibbons and The BFG's
Perfectamundo
GLENN BULTHUIS & THE TONEDEAFS
Greatest Hits, 1977-2007
WARPAINT
The Fool
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