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.
ELBOW
build a rocket boys!
Lambchop
The Decline Of Western Civilization: Part II
FICTION PLANE
Left Side Of The Brain
Mary Karlzen
The Wanderlust Diaries
FAREWELL MILWAUKEE
Can't Please You, Can't Please Me
THE PARTIES
Can't Come Down
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