Now//Present

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On this album: 
Robin Rütenberg - vocals, mandolin, guitar 
Naarah Strokosch - cello, piano 
Summer Wood - drums, percussion 
Quinn Mellon - bass 

songs & lyrics by Robin Rütenberg | Arrangements by Four Families 

Recorded and Mixed by Rick Colado at the Green Shed in Jacksonville, Fl 
Mastering by Jeff Smothers | Artwork by Jim Draper 
Design and Layout by Summer Wood

Brave Light

Narrative Histories

"La Florida" was written as a compassionate ode to our home state, Florida, in recognition of her 500th anniversary. As coastal cities fight over the privilege of claiming Ponce de Leon’s landing point and entire cities are fueled by tourism glamorizing the landing, we are moved by the understated reality of what the invasion actually launched: the exploitation and destruction of natural resources, aquifers, and rivers, the uprooting and slaughter of entire communities of native people, greedy enterprise and the concept of ownership, and other disturbances to the natural order, all justified by a divinely ordained “right” to conquer. To us, Ponce represents not just an antiquated character of history, but the living, breathing embodiment of our ever-consuming society. The concept was heavily inspired by conversations with Jim Draper, a Florida conservationist artist and natural mentor.

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