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.JOHN HIATT
TERMS OF MY SURRENDER
DAVID YAZBEK
Evil Monkey Man
WARM IN THE WAKE
Gold Dust Trail
THE VIRGINS
Strike Gently
Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan
Ballad Of The Broken Seas
THE DETROIT COBRAS
TIED AND TRUE
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