Lakookala - My Way Home "Another product of LA, this one all the work of Nicole Ranalli, but really quite different as a quicksand bass line gives way to electro beats, plinking piano and dramatic Harveyish vocals." Sweeping the Nation, UK 5/21/18
"Broken Bulbs", the 3rd single from Lakookala's EP Hang On sounds like a stripped back PJ Harvey tripping out in an LA bedsit". The Devil Has The Best Tuna - 4/8/2018
"There isn't a lot of recorded music to go on yet — but what there is has already gotten Ranalli compared to luminaries like PJ Harvey and Sleater-Kinney's Corin Tucker..." Tap Milwaukee - July 17, 2013
"The new single "FFU" is sexy and raw with a deep base line and killer vocals. I can not get enough..." BBE - June 27, 2013
"FFU", the latest single by Lakookala, is a raw, fiery expression of bluesy dissonance that's rendered by the impassioned vocals of Nicole Ranalli..." Deli Magazine - June 25, 2013
"....like if PJ Harvey tried to redo PiL’s Flowers of Romance... She makes some amazing choices in her sparse accompaniment–simple piano bangs here, overblown Mellotron there." LA Record - July 27, 2012
"Nico’s solo writing unites a range of dark and dramatic styles with exceptional vision..." Killed in Cars - Feb. 02, 2012