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.THE PRETENDERS
Break Up The Concrete
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
Abattoir Blues/The Lyre of Orpheus
STEVE WYNN AND THE MIRACLE THREE
…tick…tick…tick
Ian Moore
Luminaria
Beth Gibbons and Rustin Man
Out of Season
STING
The Last Ship
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