by: Claudia Casal Montserrat
People Editor

Up and coming indie singer-songwriter Guitarricadelafuente continues the global tour of his critically acclaimed album Spanish Leather. Released in May of 2025, his sophomore album has further defined his music.

The Spanish artist began his career with the single Guantanamera. This is Guitarricadelafuente’s melancholic interpretation of the Cuban folk song of the same name, focusing on the sorrow of losing something dear. The song was featured in the Netflix drama, Elite, during a dramatic breakup scene.

Guitarricadelafuente stepped into the spotlight with his feature on Natalie Lacunza’s most well-known song, Nana Triste, an acoustic folk ballad. The song’s title means “sad lullaby,” and it explores this through the painful aftermath of heartbreak, mentioning building castles with salty tears, pleas for peace, and war. Following the release of this collaboration, Guitarricadelafuente also put out Agua y Mezcal, a folk-pop single about finding peace in love and healing old wounds. He sings of warming the soul with water and mezcal, falling in love again, and the mix of cultures that is now Spain. Finally, the Spaniard released his first complete album, La Cantera, in 2022. In this acoustic work, he explores his rural Spanish roots and nostalgia by meshing the traditional folk songs of his hometown with modern production and sounds, illustrating his transition from rural to urban life.

These past three years have been instrumental in his career. After meeting and befriending the electro-pop artist Troye Sivan, Guitarricadelafuente was the only feature on Sivan’s 2023 album, Something to Give to Each Other. The release of In My Room brought his music to an English-speaking audience and was the catalyst for greater recognition. Since then, Guitarricadelafuente has launched a tour following his second album, Spanish Leather. The album’s title is inspired by Bob Dylan, Boots of Spanish Leather, and continues Guitarricadelafuente’s balance between tradition and modernity. This album shifts towards Spanish pop as he explores his sexuality more openly. One of the songs, BABIECA!, is reminiscent of the intensity of summer and nightlife, building from a shy opening into a chant-heavy anthem. Futuros Amantes, as its name implies, captures the fast-paced nature of modern romance and the desire for love with the depth of his past relationships.

His stagename, Guitarricadelafuente, pays homage to his hometown as well as his instrument of choice, the guitar. “Guitarrica” is an Aragonese diminutive for guitar, while “delafuente” is derived from his last name, altogether combined to form a name that means “little guitar from the fountain”.

As Guitarricadelafuente wraps up his tour in Madrid, he is sure to have a lot more on the horizon. Whether it be his urban pop or folk music, Guitarricadelafuente is a compelling addition to anyone’s summer playlist.

(Sources: Genius, Rolling Stone)