THE RAFT album on New Sky Records is OUT - Listen, stream and buy on Bandcamp. See link below-no user name or password required


THE RAFT's album cover sketch and water color rendering by Robin Factor
(2026-01-03)
'The Raft' is an intimate, personal and primarily acoustic record, in the spirit of Joni Mitchell’s 'Blue', Jackson Browne’s 'Los Angeles, California' and Donovan's "For Little Ones". It showcases the sublime harmonies of Jon Strider and Robin Factor, aka The StriderFactor, and a delightful crew of international co-creators.
Welcome aboard!
credits
released October 17, 2025

To see lyrics and detailed track credits for each individual song, go to the Bandcamp link below and click on the song's title (blue field) and scroll down

MUSICAL CONTRIBUTORS
Amir Aly, Jason Andrews, Kirstine Birk, Kerry Candaele, Victor “Vic” Carberry, Andreas Eriksson, Robin Factor, Annika Fehling, Candy Girard, Morgan Kibby, Phil Lawrence, Per Lindberg, Jeff Martin, Kate Price, Dan Ransford, Jon Strider, Måns Williamson, Dave Zirbel

Cover art & direction by Robin Factor
Graphic design by Jeanette Robsahm
Back cover photo by Gayle Pierce

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First tracking days of 7th Jon Strider album at Studio Möllan June 2012