Twenty-six-year-old Jennifer Knapp has done far more than rest on her laurels for her much-anticipated follow-up to 1998's Kansas--the record is a subtle, yet stellar, leap forward. The songs have pop hooks that stick in your brain for hours; the music is tightly woven and expert, yet rarely too slick. Layers of complimentary, warm sound surround Knapp's folk-bluesy, expressive voice like the foam atop a perfect latte. The lyrics are introspective and spiritual but they have this real-life quality to them, and that is her true gift. The only justifiable quibble is that, at 36 minutes, Lay It Down is way too short.
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TRACK LISTING
1 Dive In 2:53
2 Want For Nothing 3:33
3 Fallen 4:45
4 On Love 3:44
5 Inside 3:01
6 Letting Go 3:48
7 Mr. Gray 2:59
8 Better Off 3:26
9 If It Made a Difference 3:15
10 Stone To the River 3:27
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