“Texas songwriter” is one of those job descriptions — like “French chef” or “Kenyan runner” — that packs a lot of implied historical weight. Any occupational title that invites immediate comparison to Guy Clark, Kris Kristofferson, Lyle Lovett, and Willie Nelson is not for the faint of heart.

But Bruce Robison is more than up to the task, and his latest set of stellar songs, The New World (Robison’s sixth album release), merely confirms what everybody knew already: this cat is a tunesmith to be reckoned with. A longtime hometown favorite in Austin, in the last couple of years his songs, No. 1 hits like “Angry All the Time” (Faith Hill & Tim McGraw), “Travelin’ Soldier” (Dixie Chicks) and “Wrapped” (George Strait) and another Top 5 hit with Strait’s version of “Desperately,” have worked their way indelibly into the American consciousness. Real songwriters know that it’s not about how many units you move so much as whether people sing your songs to themselves when they’re alone. By either standard, Bruce Robison is among the first rank of Texas — and, by extension, American — songwriters.
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“Tonight”

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“My Brother And Me”

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“Travelin’ Soldier”

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