"How many ways does Killola kick butt? Let's count. First, they "freeleased" their entire 2nd album... Second, they're one of the bands that's revitalized the LA rock scene. Third, lead singer Lisa Rieffel is smokin'." - Los Angeles Times

"With alt-rock licks and the most rabid frontwoman to ever rip off all her clothes onstage, Killola bring the goods live, pounding through dancey barn-burners and clearing the floor with dazzling pop heroics." - Cannibal Cheerleader

"This DIY band is going places. Their new album, 'I Am The Messer', is totally free (www.killola.com/free) and was among the first to be released on a USB-bracelet. You'll need to brace yourself for the drool-able Lisa Rieffel, who blazes over Sparks-like tracks like she just gave Gwen Stefani a bloody nose." - LA WEEKLY

"Featured Video of the Week - Here's a band that can attest to the power of a web series (along with their own grassroots internet movement) for their surging success." - eGUIDERS

(printed feature) "Killola's songs are really quite good. They're somewhere between power pop, pop-punk, pop-metal, and new wave - like a mix of Cheap Trick, Blondie, and Fall Out Boy." - San Diego Reader

"As the RIAA continues its battle to prevent, well, pretty much everyone from Internet downloading, Los Angeles-based garage quartet Killola is finding success by doing just the opposite." - Pollstar (Concert Hotwire)

"Frontwoman Lisa Rieffel and her trusty crew of expert instrumentalists certainly have the musical chops that professional careers are made of, but they also exhibit something that has become increasingly rare in an industry where efficiency is valued more than emotion - a dangerous, free-wheeling, unrestrained, youthful energy." - URB Magazine

"Killola trades the art-school bent of like-minded band the Yeah Yeah Yeahs for musical theater, mixing new-wave hooks, punk attitude and a playful side that begs for a day-glow '80s-style video." - Charlotte Observer

"Killola is one of the most unique rock bands to hit the streets of Los Angeles. This four-piece band is not afraid to call you out, flip you off, or get in your face, and while all of these might read like major insults, once you see Killola on stage you'll know why." - BEAT CRAVE

"Sharp-edged, metallic, yet still melodic pop-rock fronted by a singer who's like Debbie Harry addicted to too many smokes and some harder stuff..." - Space City Rock

"For a band who operate out of their garage in Los Angeles, Killola have accomplished more than entire ZIP code's worth of garage bands..." - Alternative Press

"'I Am the Messer' just might pack as many eccentric but indelible melodic and rhythmic twists into its 10 songs as any rock record this year..." - Chuck Eddy, Rhapsody Editorial Staff

"All you have to do is go up on a steep hill and look West, and with the right kind of eyes you can see L.A.'s latest pop-rock sensation, Killola, an act with some of the catchiest and sing-songiest of tunes ever, riding the crest of a high and beautiful wave." - Chord Magazine

-Listed as 3rd of 10 'Hometown Heroes' (annual list of unsigned bands on the brink of a breakthrough)--" - Alternative Press

"Featured Video on VIDEO STATIC" - "WATCH IT!" - Video Static

"Killola play fast and furious and leave you grinning, sweating and enthralled in equal measure." - ArtRocker Magazine, UK

"Mixing the high-pitched, über feminine vocal stylings of Save Ferris’s Monique Powell and Tragic Kingdom-era Gwen Stefani with some truly cathartic scream sessions, Rieffel commands attention the way a frontlady should. " - Santa Barbara Independent

"Killola brings DIY to a new era... their work ethic seems to go on continuously without ever slowing down." - Pensatos

"Los Angeles based indie-punk rock band, Killola, is one of the hardest working Do It Yourself (DIY) bands you will ever come across." (+interview) - DOUBLE STEREO

"Viva la independence!" - Lost At E Minor

"Killola was my favorite band of the night to watch... Lisa Rieffel has an amazing stage presence and a killer voice. I heard she was the love child of Billy Idol and Karen O..." - Tenacious Hand Stamp, Live Review of The Detroit Cobras + Killola show

"On the surface, as warm and cuddly as a bra full of puppies... Dig a little deeper, though, and it soon becomes apparent that each bite of the candyfloss is laced with razor wire." - Classic Rock Magazine

"Over the weeks, I've discovered the album's many talents. The growls and screams and belting vocals. The infinite vocal range with you've-got-to-be-freaking-kidding-me highs. The way singer Lisa Rieffel can hold a note longer than Tyra Banks can look in the mirror. The surprisingly diverse guitar work. And the songs are so catchy." (+interview) - Fringe Magazine (Sacramento, CA)

"It has all the right synth flourishes, a new wave stomp, and hooks the size of Jaws - if you can get over the sugar-sweet-pop centre, Then be prepared for the best femme-fronted pop-rock since No Doubt ruled this earth..." - SUBBA-CULTCHA (UK)

"'Barrel of Donkeys' constitutes this week's most prized discovery." - EYE WEEKLY (Canada)

"Blondie for the 21st Century... Their album 'Louder, Louder!' is a monster of a debut. Leaving you breathless, charmed and feeling refreshed by the possibilities rock music still holds." - Kudos Magazine, UK

"There's little point trying to describe what they sound like since I myself was only made a believer after seeing them live. Suffice it to say, their songs are like bubble-gum power pop that cuts your cheek while chewing, insanely catchy with just enough of a perverse edge to make you wonder just what they'll do or say next." - Mish Mash Magazine

"8.5!... Defending the good rep of '70s lippy girl new wave..." - Paper Thin Walls

"Killola is ahead of the curve. They are the forefront of where the music industry is going, and they are proving that success can be reached without reaching toward the deep pocket of a major record label." - BreakThruRadio, NYC (Featured Artist of the Week)

"Killola don't take themselves too seriously, and enjoy incorporating—and playfully poking fun at—many different styles. "Heartrate 160" is a bizarre prog-rock sendup, while "You Can't See Me Because I'm a Stalker" is a soft, romantic 1950s style ballad, which provides a tongue-in-cheek backdrop for the dark humor of the lyrics." - Feminist Review

"80's Cali new wave powerquirk pop" and "tough-chick, post-glam, herky-stomp" - rock critic iconoclast Chuck Eddy (Village Voice, MTV Urge, Billboard Magazine)

"Lisa totally sings rock like a pop idol (as opposed to Avril who sings pop like a rock idol). Why can't these guys be more famous instead?" - Christopher R. Weingarten, Music Editor of CMJ New Music Monthly

"Pop songs that are more fun than a good one-night stand." - Las Vegas Weekly