Suffolk indie-folk newcomer Samuel Taylor announces the debut EP Lost & Overgrown via No Roads Records (Mt. Desolation) and spotlights the title track ‘Lost & Overgrown’.
The EP release comes following two radiant singles released in 2025 which established the Suffolk newcomer as one to watch, gaining support across tastemakers including: Notion, Atwood, Earmilk, Amazing Radio and BBC Introducing to name just a few. Alongside the new EP in January 2026, Samuel will also be releasing his first music video of EP track ‘Little World’, by director Mat Kirkby (Adele, Basement Jaxx).
Having been discovered and quickly signed to No Road Records by founder Jesse Quin (Keane, Mt. Desolation), Taylor’s upcoming EP showcases the solo artist’s heart-rending songs of love and longing that leave you certain that, however bad things get, it will all be alright.
Produced and mixed by Jesse Quin at Old Jet and mastered by Kevin Tuffy at Tuff Mastering, Lost & Overgrown presents a cohesive and deeply considered musical palette that runs throughout the EP. Rooted in Taylor’s heartfelt, organic indie-folk sensibilities, the collection is defined by a sense of emotional intimacy and careful restraint, allowing each song to unfold naturally and with purpose.
Across the EP, Samuel Taylor’s fragile, emotionally attuned vocals sit at the centre of meticulously crafted soundscapes, anchored by finger-picked acoustic guitar and gradually enriched with subtle layers of strings, keys, banjo and understated percussion. Ambient textures and distant swells create a feeling of space and reflection, while bass and fuller rhythmic elements emerge sparingly, lending the music a cinematic sense of growth around the central folk leaning elements.
Drawing comparisons to the elegant emotive whimsy of Sufjan Stevens alongside the soulful depth of Neil Young and early Ben Howard, the EP balances melancholy with quiet resilience. The arrangements evolve patiently, building from intimate, stripped-back moments into warm, expansive climaxes that feel both emotionally resonant and immersive. Throughout, Taylor demonstrates a consistent ability to craft music that is tender and reflective, yet quietly powerful.
Samuel says: “My debut EP Lost & Overgrown is a collection of songs that ranges from, I hope, reassuring optimism to the hidden, most intimate parts of a relationship. Each song is a different shade of my own mental process and my observations of human struggles – I wanted it to be an insight into those quietly powerful moments in our own resilience and how rewarding it is when we find peace.”
Continuing to talk about the lead track, Samuel explains: “Lost & Overgrown is a song about the burdens some people carry from early in their life. How that affects how they act and deal with emotion, and how the others around them have to adjust. It’s about cutting that overgrowth and starting again.”
Emerging in 2025 from a remote Suffolk forest with perfectly formed, emotionally resonant indie-folk songs, Samuel Taylor feels like he’s appeared from nowhere. At 23, he’s already crafting strikingly mature, cinematic, transportive music that feels both familiar, and yet entirely authentic and his own.
Samuel’s sound stems from an isolated childhood in the countryside: swimming in rivers, cycling through forests, learning banjo by ear to his dad’s bluegrass records, before picking up guitar and finding his voice. A detour through a contemporary music degree and Americana session work led him to discover Bear’s Den and Johnny Flynn, further shaping his path into indie folk.
Early this year, Samuel played his first songs to Suffolk-based musician and producer Jesse Quin (Keane, Mt. Desolation) who signed him on the spot to his No Roads Records label.
The new single and EP, both titled ‘Lost & Overgrown’, are due for release January 16th
Credits:
Vocals, guitar, banjo – Samuel Taylor
Drum, bass, keyboards, pedal steel – Jesse Quin
Violin – Ross Holmes
Horns: Paul Frith
Produced and mixed by Jesse Quin at Old Jet
Mastered by Kevin Tuffy at Tuff Mastering
Upcoming Live Dates:
February 21st 2026 – The Commons Cafe, Colchester
February 28th 2026 – Grain Brewery, Harleston
March 13th 2026 – John Peel Centre, Stowmarket
April 17th 2026 – New Street Market, Woodbridge
April 18th 2026 – The B Side, Stowmarket
April 27th 2026 – Half Moon, Putney
May 19th 2026 – The Bedford, London
