ABOUT

Springsteen meets indie-rock.

Sam Foster Smith is an indie-rock artist from Somerset UK. Now based in London, his music stays true to his roots in the South West - blending an easy listening coastline vibe with a penchant for festival-ready anthems, it’s Boardmasters in a bottle.

Sam only released his debut single ‘Hotel Room’ at the start of 2025 but he has quickly established himself as an artist you need to watch this year, selling out The Water Rats on his debut show before heading out the week after to support The K’s at their sold out Studio 24 show, and going on to support The Lilacs and The Assist. Able to comfortably step up to bigger stages, he has swiftly earned himself a reputation as an electric live act, up there with much more established artists - a fact proven by his selection to play major UK festivals such as The Isle Of Wight Festival 2026 in a little over 12 months as an artist.

His subsequent singles have quickly racked up 200K + streams in 2025 and landed feature spots on the likes of BBC Introducing (tracks of the week), Amazing Radio (UK and USA), GigSlutz, and Future Hits Radio, as well as garnering support from local and national news outlets. Sam was recently invited to Gibson Guitar HQ to play his new single ‘Runaways’ for their socials - a great start to the promo run for it!

For fans of Sam Fender, The War On Drugs, The K’s, Gang of Youths, and The Sherlocks, Sam’s sound has been developed over years on the circuit as a session guitarist and leans into the crowd-igniting melodies and euphoric sing-along sections that he learned from the best, playing on stages at the likes of The Isle of Wight Festival, Ynot Festival, and Victorious Festival. If you’ve been to one of Sam’s shows this really shines through - he never leaves the stage without the sound of the crowd chanting his melodies ringing in everyone's ears.

Sam is gearing up for a huge debut EP release in Autumn of 2026, with single “Runaways’ out on now.

‘Love this shit!’ - The Amazons

‘A personal and profound storyteller’ - Gigslutz

‘You can tell this is an artist who understands how to connect with a crowd’ - Rotate Magazine

‘If he can keep this up, it won’t be long until a nationwide audience will take note of the project.’ - Mesmerized

‘One of the South West’s most exciting rising indie voices.’ - Backseat Mafia

‘A keen and competent story teller’ - Music Crowns

‘If this is just the beginning, we're in for quite a ride.’ - NottsRocks

‘There can be no doubt the sky is the limit’ - Songs Behind The Music