Recent reviews
"The Krayolas’ 'Americano' is their best, most Santone recording to date, and honestly, the most San Antonio-sounding pop artists since Sir Doug himself."
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“‘Americano’emphasizes it's Tex-Mex garage pop roots, but the band expands it's traditional sound a bit. Opening with the zydeco styled ‘Exit/Salida’ it hints at new things. ‘Fruteria’ gets back to the band's sound as "los hombres mexicanos del Beatlesque." The Dylan rock of ‘Piso Diez’ with Saldana's wicked guitar lead is another treat here.”
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"San Antonio Tex-Mex garage-rockers The Krayolas, who sharpened their political claws on the Little Steven-endorsed 'Corrido Twelve Heads In a Bag,' have set their sights on Arizona's controversial anti-immigration law on the band's new single '1070 (I'm Your Dirty Mexican).'
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“This will probably be your introduction to the band . . . ‘1070 (I’m Your Dirty Mexican).”
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“A protest song that is sure to get as much attention if not more than last year’s acclaimed hit ‘Corrido Twelve Heads in A Bag’ . . . ‘1070 (I'm Your Dirty Mexican)’ was receiving airplay just 12-hours after being cut.”
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The Krayolas masterfully 'hip' up the corrido structure with a Dylan-like focus as '1070 (I'm Your Dirty Mexican)' keeps politics in rock alive and well . . . whether singing about border violence or 'looking brown,' The Krayolas music is inspiring and unique."
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"The Krayolas knocked out the rockin' '1070 (I'm Your Dirty Mexican)' . . . quickly produced to protest Arizona's new immigration law."
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"The Krayolas play a joyous brand of pop-rock-folk that's hard to label and harder to resist. Reviewers toss out names like Dylan, The Beatles, Elvis Costello, and The Sir Douglas Quintet . . . but it's really how they put it all together that makes 'Americano' so good."
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“Writer-singer Hector Saldaña has an uncanny knack for fresh yet simple melodies, and the Krayolas are equally comfortable with garage rock (‘Missed the Last Train’), flat-out pop (‘If I Can’t Have You’), and delectable Tejano-flavored soufflés (‘Fruteria’) . . . the Krayolas score with another fine, schizophrenic set.”
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"The record is about San Antonio and its inhabitants: from the South Side neighborhood fruit stand at Nogalitos and Zarzamora . . . to the cultural observation of 'Home,' a gorgeous ballad that brings to mind Elvis Costello. An Anglo man looks at a Latino woman at a bus stop, trying to imagine her life."
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"''Piso Diez' delves into Bob Dylan’s subterranean homesick blues, while New Wave ballad 'Home' recalls Elvis Costello’s softer side and 'Show a Little Kindness' closes out the album on a brass-band swell that’s equal parts Sgt. Pepper’s and New Orleans second-line.