John Morthland, eMusic Network

07/31/2013

“Theirs is a uniquely natural, uncompromised fusion of Mexican and American . . . there’s nothing else quite like it.”

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Mark Jenkins, The Washington Post

"For the Krayolas, every song is a medley, in spirit if not in form. The San Antonio quartet, which played for nearly two hours Saturday evening at Tropicalia, has too many influences to fit into a single tune." -- Mark Jenkins, The Washington Post Read the full review here.

Laurence Mitchell, Perceptive Travel

"The Krayolas from San Antonio, Texas have their own distinctive Tex-Mex style. Hardly typical of that genre, what they play is more Mexified rock 'n' roll than anything else and this is exemplified on 'Quiero Ser Tu Novio,' their Spanish language cover of the Ramones' 'I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend' . . . What work…

The New Yorker

"('Tormenta') continues the band’s bicultural musical direction with a cover of the Ramones’ “I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend,” sung in both English and Spanish, as well as “Piedras Negras,” a remake of the 1954 corrido “La Inundación de Piedras Negras,” by Santiago Jiménez, Sr. The album’s best songs, however, are the restrained yet fun-loving rock-and-roll…