LP REVIEWS:
The Word
An eccentric young woman with an early morning voice who you’d be happy to play host to… a set of beautiful songs and ideas that sound ancient and fresh in the same breath. FULL REVIEW

NME 7/10
Lighter than a Malteser in a flotation tank, Marais’ ethereal vocals fill rooms here with weightless, simple beauty. FULL REVIEW

Shropshire Star ****
…This is an outstanding work of real class. If you only buy one record this year by a previously unknown artist, make it this one. Our record of the week. FULL REVIEW

New-Noise.net
A truly beautiful album delivered with an innocence of a previous age… You won’t be disappointed. FULL REVIEW

The Sunday Telegraph ****
By far the best album of the week… It’s beguiling, melodic, imaginative, different and well worth a punt. FULL REVIEW

Subba-cultcha.com
The world is dying for people who wear their hearts so brazenly on their sleeves, to come out and wow us all … And this girl, with her voice, her emotion, may soon lead the revolution. FULL REVIEW

The Skinny ****
…Marais sleepily walks us through a Fantasia of exotic moods, bizarre imagery and anachronistic melodies… It’s difficult to pigeonhole such an eclectic piece of work, so let’s just call it ‘brilliant.’ FULL REVIEW

Uncut ***
Lovingly recreated approximations of 1960s English folk whimsy. FULL REVIEW

Mojo ***
A remarkable performance... This is an album for quiet winter mornings, ideally accompanied with a cup of peppermint tea. FULL REVIEW

Sunday Telegraph
Some critics have been complaining it’s been a rubbish year for music. But you’ve just got to know where to look. The best stuff at the moment is on the margins… Among this year’s highlights were the debuts of Samantha Marais, Thee Stranded Hourse and Nancy Elizabeth… FULL REVIEW
 
Smoother & Younger Fanzine
An appealing respite from the psychoses of vice-addled, bad gal singers, demure chanteuse Samantha Marais brings back the innocence from times lost… a modern-day Francoise Hardy with the hearty spirit of Kirsty MacColl and wispy, fawn-like vocals of Vanessa Paradis and Katie Jane Garside, of Queen Adreena. Her poetic lyrics about nature, love and loneliness add colour to her warming music. FULL REVIEW

Plato Mania
To be honest, every single song on The Peppermint Conspiracy is a treat to the ears… In one word: brilliant! FULL REVIEW