"Are We" is the 2021 single release from NYC based indie-Americana band Hawthorne.  Led by singer/songwriter duo Nat Osborn and Aimee Bayles, Hawthorne has been a staple of the underground Folk/Americana scene in New York for nearly a decade.  
The single was released everywhere globally on October 22, 2021.

HAWTHORNE - "Are We"

Funky modern elements mix with classic horns and doo wop harmonies on a song about losing love to day dreaming.

Dreaming Her Love Away

Three excerpts from the Audible Original "Mystwick School of Musicraft" audiobook series.  Composed and produced by Nat Osborn.

Mystwick Compilation - Excerpts from Books 1-3

"Too Late" is the second song on the Nat Osborn Band EP, released April 7, 2015 on Ropeadope Records.  The album is available on iTunes.

Buy the EP on iTunes or  at https://natosbornband.bandcamp.com


LYRICS:
Count your blessings, they number few
You’re overgrown and underused
All your restless ways have carried you this far
You lost your visions of champagne and caviar

It’s too late to sing, ain’t it now
It’s too late to raise your voice and shout
It’s too late to turn this thing around
It’s too late to sing

Count your blessings, they number few
You’re overgrown and you’re surely underused
You stood there helpless as they ripped you from your roots
You had a voice and a choice that you chose not to use

It’s too late to sing, ain’t it now
It’s too late to raise your voice and shout
It’s too late to turn this thing around
It’s too late to sing

Count your curses and fit them in a bag
Pull them out one by one and leave them in your past
You’re only human my friend and what’s the shame in that?
You have a voice and a choice and chance to make it count

It’s too late to sing, ain’t it now
It’s too late to raise your voice and shout
It’s too late to turn this thing around
It’s too late to sing


Don’t you know? It’s not just a one-man show
But if you raise your voice out loud, you could make a hundred shout
When a hundred sing, stand up and let their voices ring
That’s when you reach the homes, the heads, the hearts, and the heavens
Don’t you feel, somewhere in your heart of steel
You could maybe breathe again, feel the strength in your chest my friend
Don’t you know?  It was never just a one-man show
But it starts with a word, or a song, or a shout, or a whisper


Too Late

A live recording of the previously unreleased song "Harmony" by the Nat Osborn Band made in Zakopane, Poland at Dworzec Tatrzanski in October 2014.  Mixed by Danielle Warman at Chiller Sound:
Nat Osborn - vocals/keyboard
Dustin Carlson - guitar
Mike Parker - bass
Damian Niewinski - drums

Nat Osborn Band - "Harmony"  LIVE

"Exorcism" is the first song off the Nat Osborn Band EP, released April 7, 2015 on Ropeadope Records. The album is available on iTunes.

Buy the EP on iTunes or at natosbornband.bandcamp.com

LYRICS

Break, breathe, beg, plead
It must be found, we’ll drag it out

You ache, and need, you scratch, I bleed
You smell the power, so sweet and sour

You’re tied, tied to me tight
Tied, Tied to me tight
Tied to me so low, tied to me so low

It’s not your lullaby that’s ringing in my head
No it’s all the things we should have left unsaid
Well you’re tied to me and we’re tied to the bed
At the start of this we’ve both been left possessed

Sweat, scream, you’re bound, yet free
Your trembling mouth, just let it out

You beg, you plead, you’re on your knees
It’s rumbling now, I hear it growl

You’re tied, tied to me tight
Tied, Tied to me tight
Tied to me so low, tied to me so low

It’s not your lullaby that’s ringing in my head
No, it’s all the things we should have left unsaid

Well you’re tied to me and we’re tied to the bed
From the start of this we’ve both been left possessed

Possessed.  From the start of this we’ve both been left possessed



"Exorcism" - Nat Osborn Band EP

"Weight" (previously called Whitewashed Walls) is an original song by Hawthorne. It's the third track on the upcoming debut album Hawthorne.

Lyrics
The clock on my wall is ticking slow 
It's hard to tell if it's moving at all 
It may have broke or time just may be quitting 

My whitewashed walls are turning grey 
It's not from smoke, not from decay 
The room just wants to feel a little darker 

So won't you please, please let me out 
It hurts my cause to scream and shout 
And I'm pretty sure this door's unlocked and open 

I need a place to be, to sleep these thoughts away 
I need some space to breathe, to alleviate the weight 

So cast me a line or cast me out 
Twiddling thumbs ain't what I'm about 
I think I'd take a nice long walk if I had a jacket 

The coffee in my cup is two weeks old 
I'm getting vitamins from all the mold 
I'd make a new pot if I had the motivation 

I need a place to be, to sleep these thoughts away 
I need some space to breathe, to alleviate the weight
credits
released January 26, 2016 
Nat Osborn - Acoustic Guitar, Vocals 
Aimee Bayles - Vocals 
Karna Ray - Cello 
Mike Haziza - Bass 
Johnny Simon Jr. - Dobro, Electric Guitar 
Liz Hanley - Violin 

Mixed by Danielle Warman at Chiller Sound Studios 
Mastered by Alex De Turk at Strange Weather Studios

Hawthorne - "Weight"

This is one track off the recently released Live In Poland album, check out the whole live album at https://natosbornband.bandcamp.com/

Nat Osborn Band, based in New York but with one foot in Europe, slimmed down from a seven piece to a quartet for a series of European tours starting in 2013. While on tour in the Spring of 2015, the band decided to document the energetic sound we've been cultivating over the course of those tours. 

This live album is one concert in it's entirety, recorded by Michal Sanecki at Dworzec Tatrazanski in Zakopane, Poland on April 30th, 2015. The recordings were placed in the hands of Danielle Warman at Chiller Sound Studios. Danielle worked the same magic on them that she has for bands like Phish and Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band. 

We're incredibly excited to share our first proper live album with you! It follows two studio releases: The King And The Clown in 2013, and Nat Osborn EP (Rope-A-Dope) in 2015. 

You'll hear a few newer songs that don't have studio versions yet alongside some fan favorites. 

Enjoy it and don't be afraid to play it loud!!!
credits
released September 14, 2016 

Nat Osborn - Keyboard, Lead Vocals 
Dustin Carlson - Guitar, Vocals 
Mike Parker - Bass, Vocals 
Damian Niewinski - Drums, Vocals 

Recorded by Michal Sanecki 
Mixed by Danielle Warman at Chiller Sound Studios 
Mastered by Alex De Turk at Strange Weather Studios 

Performed and recorded live at Dworzec Tatrzanski in Zakopane, Poland on April 30th, 2015 

All Songs Written By Nat Osborn and copyright Nat Osborn Band 2015

Nat Osborn Band - Live In Poland

Live In Poland

"Roam" - Live

Fire In The Wind

This is the title track from the Spring 2013 debut release from the Nat Osborn Band.  

Available for download on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/the-king-and-the-clown/id624153527

The King And The Clown

The Nat Osborn Band melds, mashes, and stirs up styles like a chef mixing spices: a dash of funk here, a dollop of big band there, a sprinkling of reggae all around a solid base of smart, catchy songwriting.  The result: a unique and original sound all its own.
 
Formed at the end of 2011, the band quickly made a name for itself on the New York scene and the Northeast. After teaming up with producer Alex Bilowitz (Gavin Degraw, Jamie Lidell) and mixing/mastering team Scott Jacoby (John Legend, Jose James) and Emily Lazar (Foo Fighters, Coldplay), the band released its debut album The King and The Clown on March 28, 2013, at the famed NYC venue, Le Poisson Rouge. The King and The Clown earned glowing reviews and a place on some independent music critics’ lists of Best Albums of 2013.
 
The band has since played over 150 shows, including two European tours, two U.S. tours- headlining small festivals on both continents. N.O.B. has made its television debut in five countries, racked up over 40,000 views on YouTube content, all while forging a reputation through grassroots touring as an indelible live act.
 
Bandleader/songwriter Nat Osborn is a charismatic performer with a compelling voice that can croon low in a ballad, soar to falsetto heights or belt and wail like a soul legend.  He leads the band front and center behind his signature Nord keyboard.
 
Osborn’s long-time collaborator, guitarist Dustin Carlson, delivers gorgeous, rousing textures, diabolical driving solos, and inventive rhythms that are central to the band’s sound.
 
Bassist Mike Parker anchors the hard-driving rhythm section with a forceful command alongside drummer Thomas Hartman (in the U.S.) and Polish drummer Damian Niewinski (in Europe).
 
While the band sometimes tours as a quartet, the full ensemble is a seven-piece powerhouse with a three-piece horn section that propels every aspect of Osborn’s writing: compelling melodies, inventive harmony, powerful rhythms, and memorable hooks.


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