Knuckle Down
Template:Use mdy dates Script error: No such module "Unsubst-infobox". 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
Template:Album ratings 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")."[3] 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."[4]
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."[5] Q, however, gave it two stars out of five and called it "Deliberately sparse and bare."[2]
Track listing
- "Knuckle Down" – 4:34
- "Studying Stones" – 3:53
- "Manhole" – 3:45
- "Sunday Morning" – 4:49
- "Modulation" – 4:31
- "Seeing Eye Dog" – 4:02
- "Lag Time" – 5:13
- "Parameters" – 5:58
- "Callous" – 5:46
- "Paradigm" – 4:33
- "Minerva" – 4:55
- "Recoil" – 5:08
Personnel
- Ani DiFranco – guitar, vocals
- Patrick Warren – piano, sampling, Chamberlin
- Todd Sickafoose – string bass; Wurlitzer (track 3)
- Jay Bellerose – percussion, drums
- Andrew Bird – violin, Glockenspiel, whistling (2, 3, 7, 9, 12)
- Tony Scherr – electric guitar (4, 8, 10, 12)
- Noe Venable – vocals (2, 3, 10)
- Niki Haris – vocals (10)
- Julie Wolf – melodica (11)
- String section on tracks 2 and 7
Production
- Ani DiFranco and Joe Henry – record producer
- S. "Husky" Hoskulds – engineer, mixing
- Jason Mott – assistant engineer
- Greg Calbi – mastering
- Ani DiFranco and Brian Grunert – design
- Danny Clinch – portrait photography
- Eric Frick – photography
Charts
| Chart (2005) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA Charts)[6] | 82 |
| US Billboard 200 | 49 |
References
External links
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