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.
DRIVE BY TRUCKERS
THE BIG TO DO
THE DECEMBERISTS
The Crane Wife
LIGHTS AT SEA
Palace Walls
PETER WOLF CRIER
Garden of Arms
DONAVON FRANKENREITER
Recycled Recipes
SCOTT MILLER AND THE COMMONWEALTH
Reconstruction
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