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Sara Niemietz - twentytwenty (album)

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twentytwenty
 
Live album by
Sara Niemietz
ReleasedOctober 16, 2020
RecordedFebruary 28, 2020
VenueApogee Studios
StudioApogee Studios, Santa Monica, CA
Genrerock
LabelSaranade Music, Taylor Made Music, The Fuel Music
ProducerW.G. Snuffy Walden and Sara Niemietz
Sara Niemietz chronology
Get Right
(2019)
twentytwenty
(2020)

twentytwenty was recorded in 2020, on February 27th and 28th, before live audiences at Apogee Studios in Santa Monica, California.[1] The seventeen track live album features some previously released songs that have evolved with inputs from additional band-mates and the album debuts four new unreleased songs.[2]

[3]
  • twentytwenty entered the Billboard Top Current Album Sales chart at #91 for the week of October 31, 2020.[4]
* Sara Niemietz (vocals - guitar)
* W.G. Snuffy Walden (guitar)
* Martin Diller (drums)
* Andrew Kesler (keys)
* Jonathan Richards (bass)
* Alex Nester (vocals)
* Mollie Weaver (vocals)

The band reunited on the the eve of the album release (October 15, 2020) for the first time since the live recording sessions. Two online performances were live-streamed with video provided by Veeps.com. Ty Bailie filled in for Andrew Kesler on keys.[5]

Former KTTV television host Carlos Amezcua interviewed Niemietz for BEONDTV, in advance of the album's October 15, 2020 release event,[6] which consisted of two online performances to accommodate international time zones and viewership. The event(s) were hosted by Feinstein's at Vitello's in Studio City, CA without a live audience present due to lingering Covid-19 concerns.

Musician Sara Niemietz releases new music "twentytwenty" with Snuffy Walden

Singles from twentytwenty

"On Ten (Live)"
 
Single by Sara Niemietz
from the album twentytwenty
ReleasedSeptember 25, 2020
Formatdigital
Recorded2020
StudioApogee Studios
GenreRock, groove
Length3:44
LabelSaranade Music (BMI), Levi Snuff Music (BMI)
Songwriter(s)Sara Niemietz, W.G. Snuffy Walden
"On Ten (Live)"

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"Monroe (Live)"
 
Single by Sara Niemietz
from the album twentytwenty
ReleasedJuly 31, 2020
Formatdigital
Recorded2020
StudioApogee Studios
GenreContemporary, ballad
Length3:49
LabelSaranade Music (BMI), Levi Snuff Music (BMI)
Songwriter(s)Sara Niemietz, W.G. Snuffy Walden
"Monroe (Live)"

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"Made to Last (Live)"
 
Single by Sara Niemietz
from the album twentytwenty
ReleasedJune 26, 2020
Formatdigital
Recorded2020
StudioApogee Studios
GenreRock
Length3:19
LabelSaranade Music (BMI), Levi Snuff Music (BMI)
Songwriter(s)Sara Niemietz, W.G. Snuffy Walden
"Made to Last (Live)"

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Track list

twentytwenty

  • Released: 2020
  • Format: "LP/CD/Digital"
  • Label: Saranade Music, Taylor Made Music, The Fuel Music
  • Producer: W.G. Snuffy Walden and Sara Niemietz
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Smile (Live)"Charlie Chaplin1:28
2."I Smile (Live)"Kirk Franklin3:34
3."Don't Walk Me Home (Live)" (About the song --podcast)Sara Niemietz, W.G. Snuffy Walden, Jeff Cohen03:57
4."Made to Last (Live)" (About the song --podcast)Sara Niemietz, W.G. Snuffy Walden03:18
5."Monroe (Live)" (About the song --podcast)Sara Niemietz, W.G. Snuffy Walden03:49
6."Let Me Be (Live)" (About the song --podcast)Sara Niemietz05:07
7."The Nearness of You (Live)"Hoagy Carmichael and Ned Washington07:19
8."Go with the Flow (Live)"Sara Niemietz04:06
9."All Your Love (Live)"Sara Niemietz03:07
10."Feet Don't Touch the Floor (Live)"Sara Niemietz03:52
11."Calling You (Live)"Bob Telson05:24
12."Hear Me Now (Live)"Jeff Cohen, Sara Niemietz, W.G. Snuffy Walden, Tim Niemietz04:01
13."Out of Order (Live)"Sara Niemietz03:35
14."Shine (Live)"Sara Niemietz, W.G. Snuffy Walden03:32
15."Waiting on the Day (Live)"Sara Niemietz, W.G. Snuffy Walden03:32
16."On Ten (Live)"Sara Niemietz, W.G. Snuffy Walden03:44
17."Stand by Me (Live)"Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller06:20
Total length:69:48

Release Event Special Thanks W.G. Snuffy Walden, Jonathan Richards, Martin Diller, Andrew Kesler, Alex Nester, Mollie Weaver, Mihi Nihil, MWO, Kiya Schafer, RSVP Visual Productions, George Landress, DNA Mastering and Archiving, Xanderphotography.com, Kiki Ex-Hill, Bandwear, Veeps, Feinstein's at Vitello's, Apogee Electronics, Ty Bailie, Will Walden, Connor Walden, KatrinabarberShop, Rex Olson and Tim and Cheryl Niemietz.

References

  1. BandCamp (2020-10-15). "twentytwenty, by Sara Niemietz". Sara Niemietz. Retrieved 2020-10-29.
  2. "Sara Niemietz comes full circle with 'twentytwenty'". Moths and Giraffes. 2020-11-13. Archived from the original on 2020-11-13. Retrieved 2020-11-13.
  3. "Sara Niemietz in Twenty Twenty". DJ Dave's Musical Musings. 2020-11-27. Archived from the original on 2020-11-30. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
  4. "Top Current Album Sales Chart". Billboard. 2020-10-28. Archived from the original on 2020-10-28. Retrieved 2020-10-29.
  5. Negron, Ray (2020-10-12). "Sara Niemietz Is Music and Entertainment's Hidden Gem". Newsmax. Retrieved 2020-10-29.
  6. "Musician Sara Niemietz releases new music "twentytwenty" with Snuffy Walden". BEONDTV. 2020-10-16. Retrieved 2020-10-29.

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