Albums
Cycle & Change is poetry spun into folk music. The album follows the life cycle of a year, drawing on themes of nature and playing with the light and dark of the seasons. Written over the last decade, Cycle & Change is highly influenced by life changes brought on by the pandemic and isolation, friendship, as well as the death of a grandparent, Roe vs. Wade, queerness, and gardening.
Cycle & Change was recorded in an old church in West Springfield at Ghost Hit Recording as the leaves were changing colors falling on the tombstones. This album is an attempt to combine my spirituality and music into one project and to fully lean into my identity as a songwriter and a witch.
The entire album will be released spring 2025.
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