Inch by inch, Rhys Avery is carving out a space where storytelling, vulnerability, and early 00s RnB nostalgia collide. The Fort Lauderdale-born singer-songwriter has been commanding stages from Off-Off Broadway to underground venues, bringing his background in musical theatre into the sonic sphere with a knack for raw emotional expression. After refining his craft through a year-long artist development programme, Avery has found his voice in a seamless fusion of pop, RnB, and hard-hitting lyrical introspection.
With lowkey, he paints candour in masterstrokes, unearthing the pain of secret love and the heartbreak of being someone’s hidden truth. The track pulses with euphoric resilience, but beneath the groove, there’s a gut-wrenching exposition of emotional taboo—of breaking your own heart by loving someone who isn’t ready to take that step out of the closet.
His soulful harmonies spill over polished production, igniting the tension between desire and guilt, all while tethering listeners to a reverb-soaked atmosphere where every progression reflects a flicker of light through the darkness.
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Review by Amelia Vandergast