Press:

"At the heart of the album is Soraia's voice — a powerhouse instrument in its own right. Her throaty vocals are alternately sultry, angry and, occasionally, even a bit tender, but are always passionate and commanding. This is a voice you have no choice but to pay heed to….”
Andy Vineberg - PhillyBurbs.com

"There’s an undeniable energy that burns brightly on this disc...Soraia feel like a wonderful vinyl find, from hours spent picking through crates of records. Something I’m lucky enough to be able to discover, and as I listen, stare in disbelief at my good fortune, not sure I can fully believe everything the speakers are telling me...."
Alberto Rivera - IndieMusic.co

“To quote myself, from the text I wrote (on the house) for the shrink-wrap sticker of this Philadelphia band's new album, Soraia are "searing guitars, burning soul and true CBGB grit" – a conclusion I reached after a year of playing their earlier records on my Sirius XM radio show, The Writer's Block, then finally seeing Soraia live in Jesse Malin's basement club. That room was hardly big enough to contain the anthemic vigor of the band's writing and the shotgun channelling of Siouxsie Sioux and Janis Joplin in singer Zou Zou Mansour's avenging rapture. I stand by the rest of what I wrote in that quote, especially after subsequent gigs I caught at Berlin again and Bowery Electric: "Soraia are the rock you need, in your face now."”
David Fricke - Rolling Stone

“The guitar/tambourine lead in a perfect intro to Sue's lyrics. The first time I heard this, I immediately thought of Janis Joplin. Sue seems to have the same sort of rasp on this track, and it made me want to give it a second listen. And a third. That's not to say she doesn't have her own sound, because she does. Her voice is raw and powerful and sensual and in-your-face, and by the third listen, I was singing along in my head. You will too.”
The Goddess Hathor - The Goddess Hathor- On a recent unplugged performance of "Want What I Want"

"I thoroughly enjoyed the intimacy of the performance and the genuine energy and heart the whole band put into the show. It was an evening of rock-and-roll as it should be--loud and hard, without pretense or apology."
Catte Sambora - Cattes House

"In an era when a song can go from hit single to old hat in less time than it takes to publish the weekly Billboard pop charts, one Northeast area band is playing the kind of music that captivated kids more than a quarter-century ago."
William Kenny - The Northeast Times

"...Listening to SORAIA is coming back home to the open arms of authentic, real rock ‘n’ roll..."
Donna Rockbabe - Rock Of The North

“...It makes no difference whether it’s 230 people or 23,000, the band came to rock and it was apparent on both nights. At the Summerfest gig, you never would have assumed that this was their first time in front tens of thousands of people....”
Anthony Kuzminski - Antimusic.com

"...It's unlikely you'll hear any album in the next year whose rock and soul architecture sounds this fresh...."
Anthony Kuzminski - Antimusic.com

"Shed the Skin"...it's a gutsy rocker seeping in attitude and low-slung guitar swagger. It's 70's rock feel...think Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix....Sue's voice brings back memories of the golden greats, like early Tina Turner and Janis Joplin...that soulful, powerful quality....
Black Velvet Magazine

“This is a band that puts an intoxicating modern spin on its late-'60s hard rock influences, a band that does things its way, consequences be damned. (Not every group would be willing to play a CD release show alongside pole dancers).”
Andy Vineburg - Bucks County Courier Times

"....'What to Expect': Some pretty crazy energy....it's nothing short of magic...."
Spark Weekly

“Shed the Skin is an album that keeps you pounding on the wheel of your car. Open your car windows and scare the shit out of those hiphop kids cruising in their daddy's car in the next lane.”
Hans Werksman - Here Comes The Flood