Y La Bamba released their seventh album, Lucha, today. The title has a double meaning: it’s the nickname of primary member Luz Elena Mendoza Ramos, but it also means “to fight.” Luz says “’Lucha’ is a ...

Luz Elena Mendoza Ramos of the alt-rock outfit Y La Bamba starts out talking about rain. “I feel like I’ve been going through my Saturn return for ten years,” they confide early in our conversation.

April is in the books, May is just a few days away and this week’s Indie Basement is overflowing with records. I review the latest from Jessie Ware, Beach House, Y La Bamba, JFDR, John Andrews & The ...

Spanish-language records were all over the map in 2023 — literally. Artists from across the Latin diaspora tested their musical breadth: reggaeton artists from Colombia and Puerto Rico tried their ...