Robyn Ludwick’s songs of hard living, romance, and dreams -- broken or otherwise -- came straight out of her native Texas hill country, a region famous for its songwriters and musicians, all of whom seem to practice a kind of realist country-pop that is as confessional as it is particular. Ludwick certainly had the pedigree when she debuted with 2005's For So Long -- her brothers were musicians Bruce and Charlie Robison, and her husband was bassist John Ludwick, which in turn made country singer Kelly Willis her sister-in-law. For So Long, along with 2008's Too Much Desire, gathered a lot of praise from critics and fans, as they were full of songs revealing a sense of wisdom and emotional depth. ~ Steve Leggett