Rex & The Rhythm are asking you to "Play My Guitar"
Play My Guitar" from Barbados bred, Los Angeles based multi-platinum songwriter and multi-instrumentalist - a true guitar maestro, Rex & The Rhythm!
“Play My Guitar” is "about giving your everything, but being still taken for granted in a relationship," says Rex. The opening chords immediately set the vibe - groovy, dynamic, and irresistibly catchy. Turning lemons into his own sweet signature elixir, Rex adds, "I wanted to make something that sounded like if 'Songs About Jane' era Maroon 5 had a love child with current day Anderson .Paak. I wanted the song to be a concert in a bottle. Funky, soulful, live with a big hook."
Rex began his career as a part of the Caribbean pop group Cover Drive, which gained remarkable success with three UK top ten hits, multi-platinum and silver singles. He's opened for Rihanna, Kelly Clarkson, Ashanti, and Lauryn Hill to name a few
Rex and the Rhythm (Rex) is a multi-instrumentalist, singer/songwriter, and producer who spent his formative years hanging around the music studios of international superstar, Eddy Grant, on his historic plantation in Barbados.
Rex started playing the drums at nine. He later picked up the guitar and bass. At 15, his mother put him in the band she co-founded named Cover Drive, a Carib-pop band, which inked a deal with Polydor Records in the UK in 2010. The band, with Rex on drums and co-vocals, scored a number one hit,“Twilight," on the UK Official Chart in 2012. That same year, Cover Drive went on to score a total of three UK top tens, multi-platinum and silver singles, and opened for Rihanna, Kelly Clarkson and Lauryn Hill.
After graduating from Full Sail University in 2020, Rex released his debut EP, #127 Solace in 2021. His solo sound had all the feel good elements of his previous band’s sonic with a bit less Caribbean and more alternative R&B vibes. In December 2022, Rex opened for Ashanti in Barbados at The Hennessy Artistry festival. Then in February of 2023, Rex released his sophomore project, Secrets Behind Our Smiles. On the project, you can hear Rex’s artistry elements with a more urban contemporary sonic.
In 2024, Rex released "Highs & Grows", a track inspired by 90s hip-hop legends including Outkast and A Tribe Called Quest. The song strikes a distinctive mark between psychedelic soul, alt-pop, and hip-hop for a cosmic journey of inner-evolution, honoring both the pitfalls and peaks of being human. "Highs & Grows" explores an array of live percussion, sun-drenched electric guitar, and transcendental lyricism that is complemented by reverberating euphoric harmonies, resulting in a kaleidoscopic and uplifting sound. "Umbrella" is a track written about an unexpected end to a relationship, and Rex captures the duality of our fluctuating emotions. New single "Play My Guitar" is a soulful and dynamic track written about "giving your everything, but being still taken for granted in a relationship."
