A friendship over a decade long and a need for connection was how The Nineteen Twenty came to be. A conversation backstage at a theater resulted in a collaboration brought to life during the COVID-19 shutdown. Over four months, the duo wrote, recorded, and produced songs without ever being in the same room together, creating a sound that is a mix of both their unique musical styles and sensibilities. The result is their first album, Chaos + Cocktails. It is a blend of Americana songwriting, catchy hooks, and bedroom-pop production that connects the familiar with the ethereal. The songs discuss all things love, loss, anxiety, despair, and hope. Things that are all part of the up and down, day to day swings of our times. 
 The Nineteen Twenty is Colin Donnell; a St. Louis born, NYC-based actor and musician known for his roles on and off-Broadway, including Almost Famous: The Musical alongside Cameron Crowe and on-screen in shows such as CW’s Arrow, Showtime’s The Affair and NBC’s Chicago Med and Brian Usifer; an NYC-based musician with Broadway credits including Frozen, The Book of Mormon and Kinky Boots, (the Grammy winner for Best Musical Theater Album in 2013 with music by Cyndi Lauper) as well as developing shows with names such as Huey Lewis, Lamont Dozier, Neil Diamond, and The Avett Brothers, to name a few. 
 Chaos + Cocktails is a reminder that our ability to connect (with ourselves, our family, friends, and the world) is our biggest weapon against despair.