Description
Three years previously, Texas songwriter Robyn Ludwick's debut album, For So Long, appeared like a stunning blast of central Texas summer heat from the hill country outside Austin. It stands as one of those shocks to the system that makes a listener sit up, take notice, and get slain by. It is sophisticated but uncompromising; it's as sensual as the moisture from a lover's lips on a hot humid night, and as raw as a fresh tattoo. It can't hurt that her brothers are Bruce and Charlie Robison, her sister-in-law is Kelly Willis, and her husband is bassist John Ludwick. But the songs are all hers. Too Much Desire mirrors its title perfectly: its songs are full of the extremes in human emotion and behavior, reflecting the thoughts that occur to us while keeping the night watch restlessly awaiting the dawn. Ludwick's songs are rooted in Texas country music, folk, and even country gospel and rock. Her voice is full and rich, a deep contralto that is as Southern and rugged as the terrain she comes from; it goes deep like Lucinda Williams or Rosanne Cash, yet is as lonesome, rich, and expressive as Stevie Nicks at her best. Husband John and brother-in-law Mike Hardwick (who play bass and guitar, respectively) produced the set, with Eddie Cantu on drums and guitarist Andrew Nafziger completing the band. There are one-offs by friends and more family. Michael Ramos, Warren Hood, Willis, Eliza Gilkyson, Thomas Robison Ludwick, her brothers, and Eleanor Whitmore also appear.
Product Details
- Artist
- Robyn Ludwick
- Media Format
- Audio CD
- Label / Studio
- LATE SHOW RECORDS
- Media Content Format
- Album
- Number of Discs
- 1
Tracklisting
Disc 1:
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Alright
(3:34)
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'72 Texas
(5:06)
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No Way Out
(3:18)
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Big Fall
(3:58)
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Boulevard
(4:11)
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Monte Carlo
(4:15)
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Lolita
(3:51)
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Sweet Marie
(5:34)
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Pleasure and Pain
(4:56)
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Desire
(5:27)
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Lullaby
(55)
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Julia Odessa
(5:09)
