Eva Westphal's Latest Single Was Made for Your Next TikTok
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If you’ve been watching her career since we posted our last feature on singer-songwriter Eva Westphal, you’ll know things are changing for the young artist, and the results are beautiful. When we last checked in on Westphal, she had just released two singles, “Morning Shower” and “Dear Anna.” While these singles reflected Westphal’s first steps in moving on, her latest hit, “Hey Americana,” exudes the confidence in which Westphal has entered this new phase of life.
As a Latinx lesbian woman, in this latest TikTok-hit, we hear how much Westphal has grown as a person, from singing words of her past to stepping into her identity and embracing it. In “Dear Anna” we heard, “I used to miss you, but now I'm just angry when thoughts of you get in the way / I hope to god every time that you walk past that room, all you see is my face.”
In her latest hit, we see Westphal step away from the past and further into herself. The lyrics“Aye, hey Americana / Te vi de lejos y tuve ganas / I push him off and hold you close / Oh, I don't care / I push him off and hold you close” emulate this new persona perfectly.
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“Hey Americana” is a Latin-pop fusion track filled with fun beats and lyrics just about anyone can relate to, and that is Westphal’s trademark. As a queer Latinx woman, Westphal tells the stories of nights spent in NYC bars with her then-girlfriend, only to be approached and hit on by men. “Hey Americana” touches on two major facets of Westphal’s identity: her sexuality and heritage.
We hear Westphal’s identity be mistaken in this song when men approach her, failing to acknowledge her girlfriend, or simply assuming she’s a friend. For Eva Westphal, she wanted to tap into this experience countless queer women face on a daily basis.
“I feel like getting hit on by men is a universal experience for all queer women, and I’m no exception. So, I wrote this song about it, trying to make light of that specific interaction. In the end, I’m just grateful for the experience that inspired it, and I’m excited to put out my first song with Spanish in it,” she says.
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As a classically trained artist, Westphal combined her love for writing and music at the age of 13 when she started writing her own songs. Now, she’s a 21-year-old student at Columbia University living in NYC playing infamous venues across the city such as The Bowery Electric & The Delancey.
In a recent article with EARMILK, they describe the allure of Westphal’s music perfectly. They explain that Westphal is “showcasing an ability to bring nostalgia alive while still looking hopefully towards the future, the emerging act who has been writing her own songs since the age of 13 strikes a perfect self-confident balance, leaving us wanting more of the optimism she brings.”
Eva, I think we speak for everyone when we say we can’t wait for your next self-love track to appear on our “For You” page.
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