Born out of a collective love for Mexican folk music over a decade ago, the members of the acclaimed LA punk band The Bronx were tasked with creating an acoustic set for a tv show they were asked to perform on. From there, this exciting new, and creatively fulfilling, endeavor began to take shape, which led to the release of the band’s eponymous debut album, Mariachi El Bronx (I), in September of 2009. The album would lead to praise by both critics and fans alike due to the band’s precise attention to detail and musically authentic take on the form.

“This was something that was a part of us that we didn’t really realize,” singer Matt Caughthran told Punk News. “I mean, being from Los Angeles and growing up surrounded by Mexican culture, it just kind of happened.

As a fully realized outlet, Mariachi El Bronx would release its second self-titled album, (II), in 2011 and return with (III) in 2014, the band’s latest full-length LP and most experimental work to date that incorporates electronic flourishes and pop melodies into their traditional mariachi sound.