Samantha Marais

Samantha Marais creates intimate, cinematic art pop with tenderness, emotional honesty and a grounded sense of homecoming. Her music draws listeners into a world that is both atmospheric and deeply human, carried by delicate vocals and emotionally rich songwriting. There is softness in her sound, but also strength, drama and depth, as she turns feeling into songs that invite deep listening and real connection. Her debut album, The Peppermint Conspiracy, was released on Butterfly Records and co-written and produced with Simon Tong and Youth. The record introduced her distinctive voice as a writer and artist, blending poetic sensitivity with a sound that felt both timeless and original. She followed it with At My Door, continuing her exploration of emotionally resonant, folk-rooted songwriting. Her third album, Chelvey, co-written with her husband Henry Dingle, is an unreleased body of work shaped by family life and the passing of time. After stepping back from releasing music while raising their children, Samantha has returned with a renewed creative energy and a widening of her sound. While her roots remain in intimate, song-led writing, her current work moves further into a more electronic, cinematic and theatrical landscape. Organic textures, ambient tones and modern production now sit alongside the emotional clarity that has always defined her music. The result is a natural evolution: more expansive, more immersive, and still unmistakably her. Samantha Marais makes music for deep listeners: songs that hold tenderness and strength in the same breath, and that leave people feeling more held, understood and alive.