Y La Bamba toured, opening for Neko Case (a guest on the album's title track),[8] and The Lumineers[9] as well as made appearances at SXSW.

The first single from their upcoming album, Ojos Del Sol, is an upbeat acoustic guitar track under beautiful three-part harmonies about how the experiences we have, both good and bad, help us to grow into the people we are—past creating present.

"[12] Ojos Del Sol, which chronicled Mendoza's personal growth and told of her own life and the history of her family,[13] was one of NPR's Top 50 Albums of 2016.

[14] To tour this album, she orchestrated a change that resulted in all new band members, including Ryan Oxford/vocals, guitar; Julia Mendiolea/vocals, keyboards; Miguel Jimenez-Cruz/drums; and Zachary Teran/vocals, bass with Isabeau Waia'u-Walker occasionally adding more vocals.

[1] The New York Times called the bilingual Mujeres album "traditional musica mexicana as well as American folk songs and dream pop.

"[15] In 2012, Y La Bamba did East Coast United States tour with The Lumineers, and made their debut on NPR World Cafe.

[17] A few months after the Mujeres came out, Y La Bamba released a seven-track bilingual EP called Entre Los Dos.

[18] Once again produced by Mendoza, along with Ryan Oxford, her guitarist-vocalist, Rolling Stone called the EP: "an unsparing work of sonic catharsis.