Maya Lane’s new single ‘I Don’t Know You Yet’ lands at a pivotal point in her rise. Over the past year, she’s built quiet momentum through live slots at C2C Festival, The Great Escape, and SXSW London, alongside support tours with BRELAND, Margo Price, and Far From Saints. After winning American Express’s Unsigned competition, she joined Noah Kahan’s BST Hyde Park lineup—one of her biggest stages to date. Now, with her debut headline show at The Grace confirmed for September 3rd, Maya shares a track that sets the tone for what’s coming next.
‘I Don’t Know You Yet’ is the lead single from her upcoming EP The Hurt And The Healing, out September 4th. Written with Henry Tucker and Louis Fulford-Smith and produced by Jonathan Quarmby, the song strips everything back. There’s no production clutter, no dramatic build—just a clear vocal, diaristic lyrics, and space to sit in the uncertainty. It reflects on a near-universal experience: falling for someone who exists more in your imagination than in reality.
Maya has spoken about the project as a journey from hurt to clarity. Maya says, “‘I Don’t Know You Yet’ is the age-old tale of imagining you love someone before you actually know them. Whether this be convincing yourself you have fallen for someone when in reality you have fallen for the version of them in your head, or dreaming up the ‘perfect’ person all together. I think a lot of people can relate to the feeling of will I ever meet the right person? Instead of focusing on enjoying life’s journey and our current phase of life. ‘I Don’t Know You Yet’ acts as a yearning lullaby for this.
The EP will be Maya’s third, following Childish Games (2022) and Diary Of An Overthinker (2023). It features six tracks that move through self-doubt, fractured relationships, and emotional recovery. As well as the new single, it includes ‘Beyond Alaska’, ‘Never Be Enough’, and ‘Bitter’—three recent releases that already show the range she’s working with. ‘Beyond Alaska’ channels open-road Americana, while ‘Never Be Enough’ leans into acoustic folk. ‘Bitter’ brings a more melodic pop sensibility, but still holds onto the personal tone that runs through her work.
Her influences range from Fleetwood Mac and Joni Mitchell to HAIM and Kacey Musgraves it reflects a sound that’s steadily her own.
Her headline show at The Grace is followed by a slot at The Long Road festival on August 22nd.
The Hurt And The Healing arrives September 4th. Presave here!
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