Ani's latest release delivers some excellent new material that benefits from the co-production of fellow musician Joe Henry. Knuckle down is another fine achievement from an artist who is clearly confident in her own considerable talents: her emotive vocal delivery, her adept guitar work, and her skills as a songwriter and lyricist, shining the light of scritiny on all sorts of subjects. Knuckle Down does not have as rough an edge as Ani's 1990's work, but it may be her most accessible work to date.

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