Produced by Ruby Francis, with additional bass from multi-instrumentalist Rashaan Brown, and co-written by Laura Roy, “Pages of Philosophy” is about the intense first stages of love. She explains, “I programmed the drums and added chords inspired by warm sunset colours. Pages of Philosophy is all about those first moments of being fully infatuated and in love, where the outside world has disappeared, and you and your lover are wrapped in the cocoon you’ve created. Over the years, I’d fallen hard and deeply in love and really wanted to capture those early moments of vulnerability, intimacy, and stepping into the unknown.”

Born to a Jamaican father and an Italian-British mother, Ruby had a musically rich upbringing. Her father, a bass player, performed in bands throughout the ‘80s and ‘90s, and her music-loving mother played a pivotal role in shaping her musical journey. Starting young, Ruby took piano lessons at age 10, started writing songs by 11, and began learning production in her early teens. Inspired by artists like Stevie Wonder, Björk, Chaka Khan, Joni Mitchell, Astrud Gilberto, Jill Scott, Erykah Badu, and The Neptunes, Ruby has created a sound that pays homage to her influences.

Ruby Francis released her debut album, Archives, in 2021. Entirely self-written and produced in her bedroom studio, the independent release has garnered over a million streams and includes features from Grammy Award winners and nominee Blue Lab Beats and Laura Roy. “Pages of Philosophy” is the first single to be taken from her forthcoming new EP, to be released this spring.