Rex & Rhythm Releases New Single “Without You”
Fueled by heartbreak and a headline, Rex & The Rhythm’s “Without You” turns emotional chaos into a full-bodied, velvet-drenched groove. After stumbling across a rumored Anderson .Paak breakup (unverified, but perfectly timed),Rex channeled his own romantic fallout into what became a track that wraps you in rhythm and keeps you swaying. What started out as a skeleton loop in 2022 bloomed into a lush arrangement featuring tight guitar work, warm basslines, and velvet-smooth keys.
Rex confides, “‘Without You’ is about how dull life feels post a serious relationship and the vices we turn to or in some cases abuse, to make us feel better and make the grief we feel lighter. The questions we ask like, ‘how long will it take me to get over this?’ and, ‘Why is it so damn hard?’ I wanted something universally relatable in the hook while using imagery in the verses staying in the world of Andy and Silk Sonic’s sauce. “
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, Lauryn Hill, and most recently was the secondBarbadian ever to perform at this year’s Glastonbury Festival doing bgvs for Shaboozey.
More About Rex and the Rhythm
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, where Rex captures the duality of our fluctuating emotions, while “Play My Guitar” is about “giving your everything, but being still taken for granted in a relationship.