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.RHETT MILLER
Rhett Miller
NUTTIN BUT STRINGZ
Struggle From the Subway to the Charts
UMPHREY'S MCGEE
The Bottom Half
American Music Club
Love Songs for Patriots
Mason Jennings
In The Ever
MATT COSTA
Unfamiliar Faces
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