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.
THE DODOS
No Color
Cookie Bumstead & The Lonesome Space Cadets
Cookie Bumstead & The Lonesome Space Cadets
The Goldberg Sisters
Stranger's Morning
VARIOUS ARTISTS
A Tribute to Joni Mitchell
Your Old Droog
Packs
THE NATIONAL
A Skin, A Night
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