Txefas is the recording project of a mysterious and enigmatic Spanish singer/songwriter and musician, who specializes in music that sits between post-punk, darkwave and alternative rock paired with lyrics that thematically touched upon ordinary tensions — fitting in, keeping up appearances and the cost of not stopping to ask yourself questions.
Since releasing his debut single back in 2020, the mysterious and enigmatic Spanish artist has amassed over 35,000 monthly listeners on Spotify and has been featured on Spotify’s Novedades Viernes España, Rock 2026, Wire, Novedades Rock and Fresh Finds Espaňa playlists. Adding to a growing profile, he was selected as part of Spotify’s Fresh Finds Forward 2026 program.
His recently released full-length debut, the 11-song Dutch Revz-produced Regresión is a concept album that thematically explores the pressure of trying to fit in, the moment everything breaks, and the search for a moment honest way of looking at yourself. Sonically, the album sees the Spanish album further cementing a sound that blends post-punk, darkwave and alternative rock into dark, direct music in which the vocals and storytelling take centerstage.
Regresión‘s latest single “¿Cuánto tiempo llevo así?” (“How long have I been like this?”) features the Spanish artist’s icy delivery floating over a broodingly tense arrangement that recalls a hook-driven blend of Joy Division, Molchat Doma and Sei Still. The song is rooted in lived-in, embittering experience. Thematically, “¿Cuánto tiempo llevo así?” focuses on what happens when you realize you’ve spent too long living on autopilot, in a life you didn’t choose.
The Spanish artist says of the song, ““For years I did what was expected of me without stopping to think about it. This song is the moment I finally asked myself how long I had been living like that. It’s the question the whole album is built on, and I didn’t like the answer.”
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