A restrained love song where certainty is never the destination
| Garrett Anthony Rice returns with his new single “Take Me Down To Where Our Love Plays,” which comes on the heels of his upcoming double album Equinox. On the surface, the song offers the same kind of appeal and familiarity that one finds with a traditional ballad, but there’s something more complicated lying beneath. Rather than openly extolling love, Rice examines the uneasy pull between comfort and temptation. Rice is notoriously difficult to pin down as a songwriter, and this song is no exception. It unfolds with patience, its wide-ranging instrumentation evoking the meditative feel of early Britpop and melodic rock while resisting predictability. Midway through, a slight shift into a minor key makes a subtle yet profound change in tone. |
| Listen to “Take Me Down To Where Our Love Plays” HERE |
| What draws us to the song is neither drama nor revelation but its emotional ambiguity. Rice gives us enough space to doubt what may be hidden behind the implied invitation in the title. The sensuality is underplayed, never forced, floating somewhere between longing and curiosity, affection and seduction. The restraint evident in the performance and in the way the tune was arranged enables one to appreciate the tension in this music. In preparation for Equinox, “Take Me Down To Where Our Love Plays” expands the album’s emotional range once again. Where previous singles dealt with memory, sorrow, myths, and broken connections, this song focuses on the subtler corners of desire. It’s another sign that Rice is not interested in easy answers, choosing instead to make music that reveals more with every listen. |
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About Garrett Anthony Rice:
Hailing from County Dublin, Ireland, and now living in Greystones, County Wicklow, for the last twenty years with his family, Garrett Anthony Rice intends to make a significant impact on the global music scene in 2025.
EQUINOX is the first double album (18 songs) to be released by a debut solo artist as their second record in musical history, so the task of writing and completing this record was pretty daunting and enormous.
Garrett released his debut album under the alias of (i) CONSULT in October 2023, entitled “Reflections Part II, the very best of……” which was streamed in 93 countries and piqued the interest of UK producer Chris Potter (The Rolling Stones, Paul McCartney, U2 and The Verve/ Richard Ashcroft) in late 2023.
Out of a possible 30 recorded demos, 18 were selected and recorded throughout 2024, both in the UK and Ireland and already, the well-known and esteemed music professionals who worked on this record and who have heard it are lauding this album as the record of this year.
“My Sons” was the first single from the record released on 28 February 2025which Garrett wrote for Mrs. Peggy Gallagher, mother of OASIS’ Liam and Noel, when they were still estranged. The song ties into the other diverse themes on the album, which industry professionals are already touting as one of the best Irish albums ever made.
His single, “Property (An Ode To Roger Syd Barrett, a genius, 1946-infinity),” is a tribute to Syd Barrett from Pink Floyd, and it attempts to reverse the tired narrative that he was an artist to be pitied and avoided rather than the influential and brilliant songwriter he was.
“EQUINOX” will be available to pre-save closer to the time of release on vinyland all platforms.
