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Throughout their almost decade-long career, the norteño four-piece have built a name for themselves with their experimentation: They add touches from other genres and are constantly regenerating their sound. The group’s frontman Edén Muñoz views these additions to their blueprint as fundamental to keeping their style fresh. In this track-by-track guide, let Muñoz guide you through the genre-expanding arrangements on their 11th studio album. “La Caja de Pan” “People like corridos that are very explicit—the more explicit the better, and it creates a deeper effect. I have composed corridos for a lot of people I don’t necessarily know, so why not make a corrido about myself? Something that talks about my own story—for a while I was selling bread and washing cars until I realised music was my thing. This is a success story, and a lot of people will be able to see themselves in it.” “Un Imposible a Tu Medida” “It’s like when you’re with someone and you start thinking, ‘Oh, maybe I was wrong and I was better with that other person,’ but it’s too late because nothing is going to be exactly the way you want it anymore. That is going to be impossible.” “Kani” “This is a song I wrote for my cousin. He committed suicide. The song tells this story in a very emotional way, touching that topic that is not usually discussed in popular music. People need to talk about their problems and put them out there and find a solution.” “El Espejo” “This is a song we did with banda, and it has very sexually oriented and explicit lyrics, because it talks about someone who might be your ex. When that person says they don’t remember you, they will eventually look in the mirror and remember all of the sexual things you did with them.” “Más Ganas le Meto” “This is a song that talks about that situation where you want to get close to someone but you keep getting rejected and it feeds your need for being with that person. This is a classic Calibre 50 song that has that aggressive-progressive so