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Jru Anthony’s funky and rhythmic Life For Now LP was released on September 23. The collection is full of psychedelic soul and genre-jumping vibes. All the tracks were written, performed, and self-produced by the 19-year-old Washington, D.C.-born and raised artist.
Jru – pronounced Drew – grew up in a musical household, but it was his phone that got him interested in creating his own sounds. He got a phone in seventh grade and used YouTube beats to craft compositions. When his father, DC Go-Go band leader Frank “Scooby” Sirius (The Chuck Brown Band, Sirius Company), let Jru use his computer, it was like a new world opened up. Jru started producing original compositions. “It was fun, and it was a good way to get my thoughts and feelings out onto something that I could go back to later and connect with,” Jru explains.
Life For Now is a strikingly mature album from an artist yet to enter his twenties. Throughout the set of songs Jru explores the emotional highs and lows of life and relationships. Most of this well captured on the great video for “97 Chevy”.
About the song, Anthony comments
“The meaning behind “97 Chevy” is about picking up on the energy being exchanged between you and someone you’re interested in. It’s a crazy feeling to be able to connect with someone you find physically and spiritually attractive. When I made this track, I was really just inspired by a real-life situation I was going through” explains Jru
“The video matched the vibe of the song perfectly, with all the car shots and fast-paced driving scenes. It reminds me of some Tokyo Drift kind of stuff” says Jru
“As far as sonically, was kind of just creating what I felt in the moment” explains Jru
