First Word Records is proud to bring you the second solo track from Ruby Wood, entitled 'Me and My Girl', taken from her forthcoming debut solo EP 'Sincerely'.

Ruby is a vocalist & songwriter hailing from Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. Her soulful yet distinctive voice has enabled her to front numerous projects; perhaps best known as lead vocalist of the critically acclaimed Submotion Orchestra, since 2009.

She also toured as lead vocalist for Bonobo's live band, for Nubiyan Twist, and with hugely successful 1940's-esque vocal trio, The Sugar Sisters. There have also been features for dance outfits such as GLXY & Franky Wah, additionally to writing & recording for the likes of Krept & Konan, Alfa Mist, Roska, Hemai, Barney Artist and XOA, to name just a few.

In 2021, Ruby was awarded a DYCP Arts Council grant to fund her own creative project, which was taken as an opportunity to go back to the drawing board creatively, spending time working out how her own music would sound and what messages she wanted to convey.

After initial sketches on her Native Instruments Maschine, she began to work with fellow Submotion Orchestra member, Chris 'Fatty' Hargreaves; a long time friend and collaborator, and a revered musician in his own right, with his low-end theory science triumphantly stamped across his other projects, such as Pengshui and Outlook Orchestra. Ruby and Chris began bouncing ideas back and forth, and gradually this solo project started to take shape and form the bulk of this debut EP.

In Ruby's words "'Me & My Girl' is a love letter to my daughter. Becoming a mother has been the most life changing thing for me. The blossoming relationship between my daughter, Amber and I, is documented throughout this song as she inspires me daily to want to be better. I wrote this song about my gratitude for having her in my life and the precious bond between mother and daughter.
It's about how proud I am of her and how I'll always make sure she has every opportunity to fly and prosper.

This song started life as a beat originally made by a SanDiego based producer, Martel Howard (DeDunamis Beats). We started collaborating after making a connection over Instagram. Dom Howard, ex Submotion Orchestra producer added strings at a later date, and the final song has live bass by Fatty and added percussion. The song also features a little cameo at the end by Amber - it felt right to include her on this song particularly as it is about her!"

'Me & My Girl' is released on digital worldwide via First Word Records, August 2023, with the EP schedule for October.