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.Bitter:Sweet
The Mating Game
Elliott Smith
From a Basement on a Hill
CLAP YOUR HANDS SAY YEAH
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
THE ESSEX GREEN
Cannibal Sea
American Music Club
Love Songs for Patriots
OF MONTREAL
Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer?
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