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.
DOLORES O'RIORDAN
Are You Listening?
ERIC GALES
Transformation
BEAR IN HEAVEN
Time Is Over One Day Old
THE BIRD & THE BEE
Interpreting the Masters, Volume 1: A Tribute to Daryl Hall and John Oates
Liam McKay and the Saints
Confessions to a Lover
TRAVIS
Ode to J. Smith
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