State Secrets (Ordnung & Hartmann) is the new 10-song disc from singer-songwriter Robert Williams. Produced by George Marinelli (guitarist for Bonnie Raitt and Bruce Hornsby), the disc showcases Williams' uniquely-informed world view and lyrical, roots-driven songcraft that highlights a passionate view of life in a complicated and changing world.

While his foundation as an American singer-songwriter with a solid roots spin is dominant, Robert's singular sound comes from many years spent as part of the now-infamous Hagelberger Collective, a multi-national group of like-minded musicians living and playing in Berlin in the seventies. "It was kind of a musical commune," says Williams, and it has infused his work with a broad musical range including a fondness for the occasional cabaret-influenced waltz or jazz-inflected romp, and lyrics inhabited by an often bizarre cast of characters. Born and raised in Oklahoma, the undeniable roots flavor of his work comes from time spent living and playing in Kansas City, Ho