Eddie Robbins Band Heart of the Southwest Dual Release
Eddie Robbins is a rising star in the Austin music scene. His songwriting inspiration stretches across the Southwest, stemming from Texas pecan orchards to the mighty Teton mountains of Wyoming.
Eddie spent years with a guitar in his hands to create his full-length album “The Great American Put-on” ( to be released in 2024). Dive into his songs “Shoshone” and “Texas 2,” celebrating the vibrant Southwest.
Eddie started playing professionally at age 15 in a small Thai restaurant in Lakeway, TX. These hometown restaurant gigs soon turned into performing with full bands in bars and bigger venues. Eddie got swept up in the rigmarole of late night parties and fair weather friends, and he needed a break to clear his mind.
In the summer of 2019, he moved to the Wyoming wilderness to work at a campground. During his time in Wyoming, he was able to take a step back from music and formulate a new plan. He found the real reasons for playing, and put pen to paper. “Texas 2” and
“Shoshone” were born.
“Shoshone” tells the story of a camping trip gone haywire in Shoshone National Forest. He found himself in a torrential downpour with purple lightning illuminating the sky. He lost his clothes and supplies as he crossed a raging river. Stripped of his worldly possessions, he was forced to reckon with the fragility of being human. The powerful lyrics in this song bring the listener to the thunderous clouds and the endless skies of the Wyoming forest.
“Texas 2,” the second in this dual release, is a musical contrast between his city livin and his time on a rural Texas ranch. Eddie brings us to the pounding hooves on the crackly earth, and the green grasses glinting in the unforgiving sun. His words carry the swagger of the city. The funky groove and the country twang create the emergence of a new genre, swampy tonk.
Today, Eddie is a major player in the Austin scene, where he currently plays in four different bands: The Eddie Robbins Band, Wanderin Pine, Cream Cheese Accident, and The Outlaws of Funk. He plays residencies weekly in Austin and “hustles the private party scene.” Two years ago, he released his first album, The Great American Put On, and after he impressed the critics, he received a $10,000 grant to continue writing and recording music.
Not only does Eddie Robbins want “Shoshone” and “Texas 2” to inspire us but it is also his goal that the two songs will be featured on the hit neo-Western drama Yellowstone. He hopes that his music encourages us to get closer to nature, lose ourselves in its beauty, and, in the process, find some peace.
Published by: Nelly Chavez
