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.
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Ain't No Whiskey
HAUNTED LEATHER
In Her Golden Room EP
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XIU XIU
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Kula Shaker
Strangefolk
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