“Marah blow the roof off with their barely contained energy. It’s street music, soul music, music to walk off a skyscraper to…[y]ou’re left with your hair standing on end, shaken up, exhilarated, that hole in your heart temporarily fixed, which is all you can ask of great rock ‘n’ roll. And God knows, this is great rock ‘n’ roll.” – Uncut

“…Marah combines sex, soul and unstoppable energy…catch them before “next” is dropped from the “Next Big Thing” – Time Out, NY

“Gig of the year!” – Time Out, London

“****Their set was compact, intense and incredibly loud…with waves of raw voltage…Darned entertaining.” –  Adam Sweeting, The Guardian, UK

“…these boys have guitars and aren’t afraid  to use them. Ramshackle, sweaty rock ‘n’ roll – just the way we like it…” – Classic Rock

“Marah turned sky-high expectation into down-to-earth rock reality that made your head bang and your heart pump. Clearly the band…doesn’t need a star to hitch its wagon to. The music was loose, updating the classic rock sonics of vintage Stones with hints of Rockpile and E Street echoes. Marah’s chops are solid, but what separates these guys…is their united-we-stand intimacy…their rock anthems are like skyrockets…The same could be said of Marah itself. It’s just a rumor, but this little band from Philly is gonna be huge…Springsteen might show up for a gig, but if he doesn’t, it doesn’t matter.”
- Dan Aquilante, New York Post

“…they capture an elusive essence of rock ‘n’ roll truth that is brash, vulnerable, intense and above all, committed to the cause.” – David Sinlair, The Times

“Marah is intense…Dave and Serge Bielanko offer an innocence and heart that is too rare in the coolness of contemporary rock.” – Robert Hilburn, LA Times

“Top 10 songs I can’t live without: #3 My Heart Is The Bums On The Street”, and…
“Ok, all-time top five gigs:
*The Who, Charlton Football Ground, 1974
*Southside Johnny and Dave Edmunds, The Nashville, London, 1977
*The Clash, Lyceum, London 1980
*Springsteen, Wembley, 1981
*Marah, The Borderline, London, 2001”
– Nick Hornby, author of High Fidelity, About A Boy, via email

“Their performances are raucous, ramshackle, soulful and utterly committed to the magical notion that rock is a vehicle for a higher power…Last week, at Dingwalls, they played one of the most exciting shows I have witnessed in a life of gig going…here was melody, emotion, exuberance, passion. To see them live is to understand: Marah have got the music…the Bielanko brothers are among the most gifted and intelligent young songwriters to have emerged from America in recent years” – Neil McCormick, The Daily Telegraph

“You hardly stand a chance of resisting this music. It gets you deep down where you live. If you have yet to hear, Marah is the hottest thing shaking in rock & roll. I defy anyone to present another band more representative of the genre’s ambitions, spirit and energy” – Kandia Crazy Horse, Pop Matters

In 2005, “If You Didn’t Laugh, You’d Cry” was voted album of the year by Tower Records, and by Stephen King in Entertainment Weekly