Grupo Firme’s ‘Evolución’: All 14 Tracks Ranked

Aptly titled Evolución, Grupo Firme pushes its norteño/banda boundaries to showcase a more nuanced sound in its new album, released Thursday (May 8). The 14-track set strikes the perfect balance of traditional and modern, fusing the norteño’s accordion with electric guitars.

Comprised of Eduin (lead singer); Jhonny Caz (vocals and Eduin’s brother); Abraham Hernández (vocals and tuba); Joaquín Ruiz (bajo sexto guitar); Christian Gutiérrez (bass); José “Fito” Rubio (drums); and Dylan Camacho (accordion), Grupo Firme immediately became a juggernaut in Latin music after going viral on YouTube and social media during the pandemic.

Mainly known for recording albums live and their DIY approach to recording music videos and uploading them to YouTube — which is initially what really connected with fans before catapulting to global success in 2022 and embarking on a stadium tour — Grupo Firme’s Evolución feels momentous. For starters, it’s the band’s first LP in three years and it also comes at a time when regional Mexican artists continue to break barriers in music.

“We have accomplished things we never imagined,” the band’s frontman, Eduin Caz, told Billboard Español when discussing Evolución. “Today we want to show another side of Grupo Firme without leaving [behind] our essence.” That’s precisely what’s notable about the production in the album, which sounds very much like a Grupo Firme album — from norteño ballads to Sinaloan-banda party starters, which is what they are known for — but with more attention to detail on the lyrics and arrangements.

Below, Billboard ranks all 14 songs from Evolución, in descending order.