In their first album in 21 years,
the Krayolas sound rather like an updated version of
the Sir Douglas Quintet in their combination of Tex-Mex rock and British Invasion influences, though there's more of a power pop tone to their combination. The similarity isn't entirely coincidental; Sir Douglas organist/pianist/accordionist
Augie Meyers plays on the record, as well as writing or co-writing three of the tracks.
Meyers originally wrote "Little Fox," in fact, for
Doug Sahm to sing in
the Sir Douglas Quintet back in 1967. Chief lead singer
Hector Saldana wrote most of the songs, however, and while some of these are the love scenarios common to the genre, there are more unusual subjects like Father Francisco Geronimo (in the title track), the shock of reading a death notice for an old friend ("Catherine"), and the cruises of a survivor of the early rock & roll era ("Nolan Street Bridge"). There's also sometimes more of a Merseybeat feel than even
the Sir Douglas Quintet allowed, particularly in
Meyers' "What You Gonna Do for Love" and "We've Got a Secret," though the Spanish-language "Little Fox" is dominated by
Meyers' trademark staccato organ style.