La Santa Cecilia Dissect 5 Tracks From New Visual Album 'Amar Y Vivir'

In an epic journey to Mexico City, Los Angeles-based band La Santa Ceciliarecorded the album of their dreams, Amar Y Vivir  (ft. "Amary Y Vivir" written by Consuelo Velazquez and "Nuestro Juramento" written by Benito De Jesus).

The beautifully crafted visual album, produced by award-winning Sebastian Krys, is an homage to traditional Mexican and Latin American music with reimagined versions of classics like "En el último trago," "Amar y vivir" and "Leña de pirul."

The visual album, due Friday, also features collaborations with Mon Laferte, Eugenia León, Noel Schajris and the Rebel Cats.

Below, the Grammy-winning band's lead singer La Marisoul and band member Miguel "Oso" dissect five tracks from Amar Y Vivir:

"Amar y vivir" 

La Marisoul: The song was written by Consuelo Velázquez. She was a Mexican pianist/songwriter who also wrote "Bésame mucho," and I love the lyrics of this song in particular. They say she wrote this song when whe was very young, so it's crazy to think that someone so young can pen this song. This track is my anthem right now. It has a great message: It's now or never. We've been singing this song forever, so it's part of our repertoire already.