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.Billy Gibbons and The BFG's
Perfectamundo
Bless You Boys
Armed to the Teeth
IAN HUNTER AND THE RANT BAND
WHEN I'M PRESIDENT
the hylozoists
la fin du monde
ANNA TERNHEIM
Halfway to Fivepoints
OVER THE RHINE
The Long Surrender
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