Robyn Hitchcock Releases New Album 'The Confuser' at 73

Robyn Hitchcock, the 73-year-old English musician, has released his latest album, 'The Confuser,' featuring a track inspired by "dead English blokes." The album was recorded in Nashville with a team of session musicians, a city Hitchcock moved to pursue his musical ambitions after hearing Bob Dylan's records made there as a teenager.

Hitchcock, who now resides in Nashville with his wife, Australian singer-songwriter Emma Swift, runs a boutique record label. He expressed a sense of accomplishment in establishing himself as a "real musician songwriter" in the renowned music city, stating, "Making it work in Nashville means I actually am a real musician songwriter in the real musician songwriter town." This achievement comes approximately 60 years after he first envisioned moving to Nashville as a 13-year-old.

The album's opening track, 'I Am This Thing,' is described as a propulsive piece of Lennonesque powerpop. Hitchcock also touched upon his songwriting process, mentioning his past tendency to write "nasty songs about his neighbours" and reflecting on his persona, admitting, “I was a self-centred, entitled little horror ... arguably I still am.”