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.
WISE IN TIME
The Ballad of Den the Men
SPARKLEHORSE
Dreamt For Light Years In The Belly Of A Mountain
MOSQUITOS
III
JOAN AS POLICE WOMAN
Real Life
JACKIE GREENE
Giving Up the Ghost
THE DETROIT COBRAS
TIED AND TRUE
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