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.GRAHAM PARKER
IMAGINARY TELEVISION
ERNIE AND THE AUTOMATICS
LOW EXPECTATIONS
BLACKIE AND THE RODEO KINGS
Let's Frolic
THE INNOCENCE MISSION
My Room in the Trees
THAT 1 GUY
Songs in the Key of Beotch
Robert Gordon
I'M COMING HOME
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