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.
THERESA ANDERSSON
Street Parade
UMPHREYS MCGEE
Safety in Numbers
LUKE DOUCET
Broken (and other rogue states)
CLUTCHY HOPKINS
The Storyteller
Chris Robinson & the New Earth Mud
This Magnificent Distance
THE WATSON TWINS
TALKING TO YOU, TALKING TO ME
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