Hurt and Healing: Eva Westphal Speaks on Her New Singles
Eva Westphal, the acoustic pop-singer-songwriter is an enigma of inspiration for young people. As a 20-year-old college student, she has built her music career from a couple of Spotify singles and homemade music videos to having over 5k monthly listeners, a discography of 8 singles, and a significant following on Instagram and Tik Tok.
In her music, she sheds light on some of the darker struggles in a young person’s life like body image and toxic relationships. With the release of her two new singles on March 1st, 2021, we had to chat with her about her career and the meaning behind the songs, “Morning Shower” and “Dear Anna”.
“I’m at a bookstore in New York, and for the first time, I feel relieved / I’m younger than you were when we first met but I’m ten times the person you’ll ever be”
Photo by Rommel Nuñez
As a twenty-year-old girl growing up in the age of Instagram filters and fake smiles, like many of us young women, mental health and body positivity became important topics in Eva’s life. These conversations are reflected in the lyrics of her two newest singles: “Morning Shower” and “Dear Anna”.
Eva shared with us her journey as a musician and what motivated her to write these two songs:
Q: What lead you to become a musician?
Eva: “I’ve been playing violin since I was six years old and singing classically since I was ten, but I always wanted to write songs. When I was thirteen, I got my first guitar as a gift and never stopped writing!”
Q: I love how you center a lot of your content around body positivity. Has body image impacted your music and the songs your write?
Eva: “Yes, recovery as a whole is a centerpiece for a lot of my music and the way I see the world. I am in recovery from an eating disorder and my progress and current health and happiness are at the center of almost everything I do. I am so grateful for the place I am in and for my ability to influence others and hopefully create a positive impact—both on and offline!”
Q: What do these two new singles, “Morning Shower” and “Dear Anna”, mean to you?
Eva: “Morning Shower” was written about somebody who hurt me, and who I tried for years to let go of; they had a grip on me, and writing these two songs was incredibly eye-opening and it really let me move on from them. Writing these songs was almost a therapeutic experience; I could feel myself healing. “Morning Shower” is kind of a “before”—how it felt to be in the thick of it—and “Dear Anna” is my writing a letter to that person, realizing that we are separate people and that they don’t have any real power over me anymore, and finally letting them go.
Photo by Rommel Nuñez
“Morning Shower” On Spotify
“Dear Anna” On Spotify
Eva Westphal’s two latest singles are above, you can also find them on her Spotify artist page.
With all the overproduction and meaningless lyrics being thrown around the music industry in this day and age, Eva Westphal and her story speak volumes. It isn’t often that you come across an artist who not only writes their own music but writes from the heart. Her lyrics, her music, and her smile reflect not only a talented artist but someone who absolutely loves what they do.
If you feel like you’ve been missing this in your music library, then go ahead and stream Eva Westphal’s two latest singles. You won’t be sorry!