“OBNTS” (oh but nothing’s the same) is the first track off of Naomi Westwater’s Sophomore album, Cycle & Change.

Written on their porch on an unseasonably hot May day, Naomi Westwater’s “OBNTS” is a breakup song for childhood friendships and the paradigm shift that we all experienced in the early days of the pandemic. It also recognizes all the changes that climate change has caused in our daily lives. 

A song on grief and acceptance, “OBNTS” is a realization that childhood and our lives before the pandemic and before climate change are not coming back, “oh but nothing is the same anymore.”

Heather Scott and Naomi Westwater team up with their friends to celebrate the return of the sun with Yule. Playing traditional and original holiday songs, Yule is folk, it is electric, it is magic, it is history, and it is sadness. Scott and Westwater play with the light and dark, and the warmth and cold of the holiday season, and welcome back the sun. Here are 7 songs to play on a chilly day, when the clouds are heavy with snow.

credits
Heather Scott - vocals, guitar, production
Naomi Westwater - vocals, production, mixing, mastering
Talia Rubenstein - guitar
Ally Schmaling - vocals, photography
recorded on Massa-adchu-es-et (Massachusett), Wôpanâak (Wampanoag), and Pokanoket land

released December 10th, 2021

Naomi Westwater’s Feelings EP begins with a sparse, powerful statement: “My body is not my home.” Feelings asks listeners to further identify their thoughts on racial injustices in America, the importance of climate change, relationships with their own bodies and where they land on the spiritual spectrum. 

credits
music and lyrics written by Naomi Westwater, "Strange Fruit" written by Allan Lewis, performances by Alex Chacon (electric guitar), Cooper Evello (piano, keys), Dana Roth (electric bass), Francis Pena (drums), Naomi Westwater (vocals), produced by Naomi Westwater, recorded and mixed by Dan Babai at Ugly Duck Studios, mastered by Bella Corich, album art by Dan Blahnik & Naomi Westwater.
This project was made possible by The Boston Opportunity Fund, Berklee College of Music Post Grad Fellowship, and the Igauana Fund.

released September 3rd, 2021