Refree - "Quitamiedos"

Refree, Raül Fernandez’s alter ego, is also the name he uses to present the most personal and risky compositions of this hero of the Spanish independent scene. “Quitamiedos” was Refree’s debut album. Its ten songs were conceived around a different sort of instrumentation. Apart from influences such as Nick Drake or French maestro Yan Tiersen, that might well be the record’s most beautiful peculiarity: how chords can lead into textures and these developments never break the wholeness, though the personal, intimate quality of the songwriting remains a strong pillar. To achieve this, Refree invited artists he respects and in certain cases- shares a friendship with, to participate on his songs. On “Quitamiedos” we can hear Françoiz Breut singing in Spanish on one of the most beautiful songs on the album, a song that was praised by Dominique A himself. We also find Migala’s Abel Hernández contributing the deepest vocals on “Feo y Malo” and Jose Luis Aguado, of Manta Ray and Viva las Vegas, whispering on the song the album owes its name to.