🎧 Approved: Attawalpa

Attawalpa, the moniker of British-Peruvian artist Luis Felber, deals in esoteric, textural indie ballads that unravel in self-exploration.

His latest single ‘Always The Girls’ starts in one world but ends in another. Teetering on the edge of a bad trip, strings with slow, creeping dread slither into your subconscious. Then - release. 

A kick drum lands heavy and a slow groove guitar kicks in, unfolding into a tribute to feminine energy. The strings don’t vanish, they morph, swelling into something grander, cinematic, alive; adding a catharsis and intimacy to what could otherwise lean into ‘soft boy’ territory.

“‘Always The Girls’ is a song born around my embarrassment/guilt about being a man”, explains Felber. “The general lack of emotional wisdom that comes with that coupled with my observations of being calmer and happier around feminine energy. It’s a celebration of our mothers”.

In addition to writing and performing as Attawalpa, Felber has been busy scoring and soundtracking for his wife Lena Dunham’s latest films ‘Sharp Stick’ and ‘Catherine, Called Birdy’. 

Co-written, performed and produced by Felber and Matt Allchin, the score for ‘Sharp Stick’ features the Attawalpa band, a string section and an ondes Martenot, an early electronic instrument used most recently by the likes of Jonny Greenwood and Damon Albarn.

🎧 Watch the video for ‘Always The Girls’ below