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.
WILLIE NILE
Streets of New York
Various Artists
The Dialogue Music Disc 2005
Andrew Bird
Armchair Apocrypha
Citizen Cope
The Clarence Greenwood Recordings
Cheap Emotion
Hospital Talk
Mason Jennings
In The Ever
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