Knuckle Down

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Knuckle Down
File:Knuckle down-cover.jpg
Studio album by
Ani DiFranco
ReleasedJanuary 25, 2005
Genre
Length57:07
LabelRighteous Babe
Producer
Ani DiFranco chronology
Educated Guess
(2004) 		Knuckle Down
(2005) 		Reprieve
(2006)

Knuckle Down is the 14th studio album by singer-songwriter Ani DiFranco. It is the first album where DiFranco has collaborated with a producer; Joe Henry. The record is also her first studio album to feature a string section. It is considered among her most accessible records, and compared to the stark Educated Guess, it is more abundantly produced.[1]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic(73/100)[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
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Entertainment WeeklyB[3]
Filter84%[2]
musicOMH(positive)[4]
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PopMatters(6/10)[6]
Rolling StoneStarStarStarFile:Star empty.svgFile:Star empty.svg[7]
SlantStarStarStarHalf starFile:Star empty.svg[8]
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The album so far has a score of 73 out of 100 from Metacritic based on "generally favorable reviews".[2] Billboard gave the album a favorable review and stated: "The results are a selection of high quality that veers between brightly spirited ("Manhole," "Lag Time") and somber ("Callous")."[10] The New York Times gave it a positive review and said that DiFranco "is still self-sufficient, but an extra pair of producer's ears gives her some new dimensions."[11]

Other reviews are very average or mixed: Mojo gave the album three stars out of five and said it was "More honed and richly-textured than former offerings."[9] Q, however, gave it two stars out of five and called it "Deliberately sparse and bare."[2]

Track listing

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  1. "Knuckle Down" – 4:34
  2. "Studying Stones" – 3:53
  3. "Manhole" – 3:45
  4. "Sunday Morning" – 4:49
  5. "Modulation" – 4:31
  6. "Seeing Eye Dog" – 4:02
  7. "Lag Time" – 5:13
  8. "Parameters" – 5:58
  9. "Callous" – 5:46
  10. "Paradigm" – 4:33
  11. "Minerva" – 4:55
  12. "Recoil" – 5:08

Personnel

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Production

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Charts

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Chart (2005) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA Charts)[12] 82
US Billboard 200 49

References

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  1. ^ a b Allmusic review
  2. ^ a b c d e Critic reviews at Metacritic
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  6. ^ PopMatters review
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  8. ^ Slant review
  9. ^ a b Album reviews at CD Universe
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  11. ^ The New York Times review
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