~ A soft & shimmery dreamlike ballad from us, to you. Hope you enjoy! ~
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Written by ~ Jesica Lyn Russell 
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Produced by ~ Alex Strahle & Sweet Niece 
Guitars, mallets, & keys ~ by Alex Strahle 
Bowed acoustic bass ~ by Free Hallas 
Vocals ~ by Jesica & Blake Russell 
Engineered by ~ Alex Strahle & Blake Russell 
Mixed & mastered ~ by Blake Russell

Echo

Darlings, We’re back! We missed you. Over The Wall is the first song released off the new album “Wedding Season”, more songs and the full album will be out soon!

Written by ~ Sweet Niece
Lyrics by ~ Blake & Jesica Russell
Produced by ~ Sweet Niece & Alex Strahle

Engineered by ~ Free Hallas & Blake Russell
Mixed & Mastered by ~ Blake Russell
Artwork designed by ~ Jesica Russell (Painting by Karl Philipp Fohr)

Vocals ~ Blake & Jesica Russell
Drums & Percussion ~ Shaun Valentine
Bass ~ Free Hallas
Guitars ~ Alex Strahle & Blake Russell
Cello ~ Matias Pachalian
Piano ~ Alex Strahle
Keyboards ~ Jesica Russell & Alex Strahle
Orchestral Arrangements ~ Jesica Russell & Alex Strahle
Bird sounds by ~ Birds

Wedding Season

Over The Wall

Written by ~ Sweet Niece
Lyrics by ~ Blake & Jesica Russell
Produced by ~ Sweet Niece & Alex Strahle

Engineered by ~ Free Hallas & Blake Russell
Mixed & Mastered by ~ Blake Russell

Artwork designed by ~ Jesica Russell 
Painting ~ “Winter Night in The Mountains” by Harald Sohlberg

Vocals ~ Jesica & Blake Russell
Drums & Percussion ~ Shaun Valentine
Bass ~ Free Hallas
Guitar, Oud ~ Alex Strahle
Baritone ~ Blake Russell
Cello ~ Matias Pachalian

Either Way

Written by ~ Sweet Niece
Lyrics by ~ Jesica Russell
Produced by ~ Sweet Niece & Alex Strahle

Engineered by ~ Free Hallas & Blake Russell
Mixed & Mastered by ~ Blake Russell

Artwork designed by ~ Jesica Russell
Painting - “The Woods” by C.W. Jefferys

Vocals ~ Blake & Jesica Russell
Drums & Percussion ~ Shaun Valentine
Bass ~ Free Hallas
Guitar, Oud ~ Alex Strahle
Baritone ~ Blake Russell
Cello ~ Matias Pachalian

Danica

Written by ~ Sweet Niece
Lyrics by ~ Jesica Russell & Blake Russell
Produced by ~ Sweet Niece & Alex Strahle

Engineered by ~ Free Hallas & Blake Russell
Mixed & Mastered by ~ Blake Russell & Free Hallas

Artwork designed by ~ Jesica Russell
Painting - “The Wind” by Félix Vallotton

Vocals ~ Blake & Jesica Russell
Drums & Percussion ~ Shaun Valentine
Bass ~ Free Hallas
Lead Guitar, Banjo, Talharpa ~ Alex Strahle
Guitar ~ Blake Russell

Gravedancer

Written by ~ Sweet Niece
Lyrics by ~ Jesica Russell
Produced by ~ Sweet Niece & Alex Strahle

Engineered by ~ Free Hallas & Blake Russell
Mixed & Mastered by ~ Blake Russell

Artwork designed by ~ Jesica Russell 
Painting ~ “Oak Fractured by Lightning” by Maxim Vorobiev

Vocals ~ Jesica Russell
Cello ~ Matias Pachalian
Percussion, Handbells ~ Shaun Valentine
Mandocello, French Horn ~ Alex Strahle
Ambient Synthesizer ~ Blake Russell

The Archer, The Arrow

~ Produced by Alex Strahle & Sweet Niece ~
~ Engineered by Free Hallas ~
~ Mixed by Blake Russell & Free Hallas ~
~ Mastered by Blake Russell & Free Hallas ~
~ Cover art by Jesica Russell ~
Cover Art contains an illustration by N.C. Wyeth.

Lyrics by Blake & Jesica Russell
Blake Russell - Vocals, Guitar
Jesica Russell - Lead Vocals & Percussion
Alex Strahle - Lead Guitars
Free Hallas - Bass
Shaun Valentine - Drums & Percussion
Tom Strahle - Acoustic Guitar, Mandolin
Sam Smiley - Violins
The Russell Family (Joel, Rebecca, Ben & Susanna) - Claps & Percussion

All songs by Sweet Niece © 2019/2020, La Bahia Music ASCAP, Six to Nine Music BMI, Negative Zero ASCAP, Shaun Howard Valentine Music, Thomas Engel Strahle BMI, & Samuel William Smiley Music ASCAP: 805152567

If you enjoyed this music, please check out our band members' own projects as well! They're each make GREAT music of their own. <3 You can find them on instagram via: Free Hallas @freehallas, Alex Strahle @astrahle, Tom Strahle @thestrahle, Shaun Valentine @percusshaun, & Sam Smiley @anexceptionallyloudcricket

Fables

Wishing Well

~ Produced by Alex Strahle & Sweet Niece ~
~ Engineered by Free Hallas ~
~ Mixed by Blake Russell & Free Hallas ~
~ Mastered by Blake Russell & Free Hallas ~
~ Cover art by Jesica Russell ~
Cover Art contains an illustration by N.C. Wyeth.

Lyrics by Blake & Jesica Russell
Blake Russell - Lead Vocals & Rhythm Guitar
Jesica Russell - Vocals
Alex Strahle - Lead Guitars
Free Hallas - Bass
Shaun Valentine - Drums & Percussion
Tom Strahle - Oud & Guitars
Sam Smiley - Violins

All songs by Sweet Niece © 2019/2020, La Bahia Music ASCAP, Six to Nine Music BMI, Negative Zero ASCAP, Shaun Howard Valentine Music, Thomas Engel Strahle BMI, & Samuel William Smiley Music ASCAP: 805152567

If you enjoyed this music, please check out our band members' own projects as well! They're each make GREAT music of their own. <3 You can find them on instagram via: Free Hallas @freehallas, Alex Strahle @astrahle, Tom Strahle @thestrahle, Shaun Valentine @percusshaun, & Sam Smiley @anexceptionallyloudcricket

Bad Faith

~ Produced by Alex Strahle & Sweet Niece ~
~ Engineered by Free Hallas ~
~ Mixed by Blake Russell & Free Hallas ~
~ Mastered by Blake Russell & Free Hallas ~
~ Cover art by Jesica Russell ~
Cover Art contains an illustration by N.C. Wyeth.

Lyrics by Blake Russell
Blake Russell - Lead Vocals, Baritone, Flute, Rhythm Guitar
Jesica Russell - Vocals
Alex Strahle - Lead Guitars, Ukelele
Free Hallas - Bass
Shaun Valentine - Drums & Percussion
Tom Strahle - Acoustic Guitar, Mandolin

All songs by Sweet Niece © 2019/2020, La Bahia Music ASCAP, Six to Nine Music BMI, Negative Zero ASCAP, Shaun Howard Valentine Music, Thomas Engel Strahle BMI, & Samuel William Smiley Music ASCAP: 805152567

If you enjoyed this music, please check out our band members' own projects as well! They're each make GREAT music of their own. <3 You can find them on instagram via: Free Hallas @freehallas, Alex Strahle @astrahle, Tom Strahle @thestrahle, Shaun Valentine @percusshaun, & Sam Smiley @anexceptionallyloudcricket

Her Fountain Of Thirst

~ Produced by Alex Strahle & Sweet Niece ~ 
~ Engineered by Free Hallas ~ 
~ Mixed by Blake Russell & Free Hallas ~ 
~ Mastered by Blake Russell & Free Hallas ~ 
~ Cover art by Jesica Russell ~ 

Lyrics by Jesica Russell 
Blake Russell - Vocals, Drums & Percussion 
Jesica Russell - Lead Vocals, Acoustic Guitar 
Alex Strahle - Lead Guitars, Bowed Guitar, & Piano 
Free Hallas - Keyboards & Pads 
Jordan Hargrove - Vocals 
Sam Smiley - Violin 

All songs by Sweet Niece © 2019/2020, La Bahia Music ASCAP, Six to Nine Music BMI, Negative Zero ASCAP, Shaun Howard Valentine Music, Thomas Engel Strahle BMI, & Samuel William Smiley Music ASCAP: 805152567 
Cover Art contains an illustration by N.C. Wyeth.

If you enjoyed this music, please check out our band members' own projects as well! They're each make GREAT music of their own. <3 You can find them on instagram via: Free Hallas @freehallas, Alex Strahle @astrahle, Tom Strahle @thestrahle, Shaun Valentine @percusshaun, & Sam Smiley @anexceptionallyloudcricket

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