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.
Reckless Kelly
Wicked Twisted Road
TIFT MERRITT
ANOTHER COUNTRY
THE SOUL OF JOHN BLACK
The Good Girl Blues
DESTROYER
Destroyer’s Rubies
Aimee Mann
Live at St. Ann's Warehouse
Pretty Girls Make Graves
Vital
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