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 BELLE SOUNDS
Black Stone EP
Janove Ottensen
Francis' Lonely Nights
THE GO-BETWEENS
That Striped Sunlight Sound
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
Abattoir Blues/The Lyre of Orpheus
VANESSA CARLTON
Rabbits On the Run
NICK CURRAN AND THE LOWLIFES
REFORM SCHOOL GIRL
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