A former member of 70s Dundee hopefuls Skeets Boliver, Michael Marra worked as a songwriter in London before releasing The Midas Touch in 1980. Five albums have followed in a mercurial career which has included collaborations with John Byrne and Liz Lochhead, and the approbation of Deacon Blue and Hue And Cry. Posted Sober, released in 2001, is arguably his most cohesive work to date. His laconic observations are surrounded by breath-taking arrangements and melodies. A crafted lyricist, his wry world-view is honed to perfection. Marra takes songwriting into realms few others would dare attempt.....
From 100 best Scottish albums - Nos 26-50..The Scotsman Oct 2003.

Lyrically rooted in Scottish culture, his songs are full  of perception and littered with characters, leading critics to describe him as “a poet in blue-suede shoes” and saying that “given an incident Marra will depict it from an angle that illustrates most effectively the daftness and vanity of humankind.”