A serenading and rather minimal piece of indie folk, Gavin Fox’s ‘Lay Down Low’ introduces the Irish singer-songwriter is a soulful and poignant piece of eloquent song-writing. The eloquent and soft singer from Dublin has a way with words and strings that’s firmly placing him in the upper echelons of modern folk stars. There’s nothing audacious or incredibly inspired about ‘Lay Down Low’, it simply hits the right numbers with a very pointed and well framed lyrical backdrop to craft a folk song that any casual listener can find something to endear within. It lifts you up, helps you find inspiration, and altogether makes an otherwise morose and sombre afternoon something worth rising up for.
The song is a rebellion against the darkest times in our lives where we feel inclined or almost obliged to step back and lie low. Even when everything seems opposed against us, when there seems to be no recourse, standing up and trying to find our fire lets us find solace.