Photo by Nick Ilott
Debuting with the single ‘Little World’, introducing Samuel Taylor. Hailing from Suffolk and releasing via No Roads Records, the twenty-three-year-old draws comparison to Nick Drake or Sufjan Stevens, delivering an intimate and heartfelt first outing.
Shaped by the rivers, forests and bluegrass records of his rural childhood, it’s no wonder that ‘Little World’ has such a beautiful indie folk vibe. Assisted by the swell of strings, brass and drums, it nonetheless feels like a man and his guitar at his core, dancing through firefly lights and meditating on the world as it is at its more natural level, filled with the fragility of love. The indie-folk timelessness is present, but the refinement of songwriting, direction and warmth for a debut record is startling.
In Samuel’s words, “With Little World I wanted to try and show the feelings of loving someone who has a fragility that we didn’t cause, that becomes part of our life, too. It asks how we navigate a relationship that contains a damage that’s nobody’s fault, but sometimes feels like it can’t be solved. I wrote the chorus, “I’m tired of trying for you” about the times when that broken thing resurfaces and tries to pull you apart – but also what it feels like when you get round it, and keep going. It’s about finding the courage to reveal the parts of ourselves we think others won’t accept, and the reward of seeing the person you love start to feel safe.”
After playing his music to Jesse Quin, he was immediately signed up to No Roads and then got to record at Old Jet Studio. What an exciting new voice to have in British folk.
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