Brooke Annibale

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Brooke Annibale
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Background information
BornJuly 1987
Origin Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Genres Contemporary folk
OccupationSinger-songwriter
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar, ukulele
Years active2005–present
Website brookeannibale.com

Brooke Annibale (born July 1987) is an American singer-songwriter and musician from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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Music career

Brooke Annibale started to write songs at age 15 and soon began performing in the Pittsburgh vicinity. [1] At 17, she released her first full-length album, Memories in Melody [2] as her senior project at Moon Area High School. [3] After graduating in 2005 she went to Belmont University receiving a degree in music business in 2009. [2]

In 2010, Annibale raised crowd funds with a Kickstarter campaign funding recordings with producer Paul Moak at The Smoakstack in Nashville. [4] [5] The sessions became the album, Silence Worth Breaking, [6] which was self-published and released by Annibale on March 15, 2011. [2] [7] The album garnered positive reviews from writers in Pittsburgh and Brian Palmer of Glide Magazine called it "phenomenal" writing, "Filled with gravitas, passion, joy, sorrow, humility and boldness, the ten tracks that make up Silence Worth Breaking are done in a stunning, hypnotic fashion, encompassing the genres of folk, rock, Americana and pop in masterful ways." [5]

Words in Your Eyes, was released February 5, 2013 [8] and featured at an official launch performance at Club Cafe in Pittsburgh, on March 9, 2013. [9]

Annibale's critically acclaimed fourth album The Simple Fear released on October 2, 2015. [10] Produced by Justin March at Paul Moak's Smoakstack studio in Nashville, [11] the album release was followed by a breakout year for Annibale and then continuous touring with artists including Iron & Wine, Josh Ritter, Margaret Glaspy, Great Lake Swimmers, Jesca Hoop, Rufus Wainwright, The Handsome Family, Chadwick Stokes, and Aoife O'Donovan. Annibale won an Independent Music Award for Best Folk/Singer-Songwriter Album and appeared at the Philadelphia Folk Festival, Folk Alliance International, and SXSW. [12]

In March 2018, Annibale announced her latest full-length studio album Hold to the Light which was released on June 8, 2018. [13] Produced by Sam Kassirer (Ritter, Lake Street Dive, Craig Finn) at his Great North Sound Society studio in Maine, [14] the album features contributions from Zachariah Hickman (Ray LaMontagne, Ritter) on bass; Josh Kaufman (The National, Ritter) on accompanying guitars; Sean Trischka on drums; and Matt Douglas (Sylvan Esso, The Mountain Goats) on woodwinds. [15]

Discography

Albums

EPs

Singles

Television

Several of Annibale's songs have been licensed for use in television:

YearSong TitleTV NetworkShow or SeriesSeasonEpisodeEpisode TitleOriginal Airdate
2011Under Streetlights The CW Television Network Hart of Dixie 16The Undead and the UnsaidNovember 7, 2011 [17] [18] [19]
MTV Teen Mom 2 24No Looking BackDecember 27, 2011 [20]
2012Yours and Mine The CW Television Network One Tree Hill 93Love the Way You LieJanuary 25, 2012 [21]
Fright MTV Teen Mom 2 212Love Will Tear Us ApartFebruary 14, 2012 [22]
Under Streetlights The CW Television Network One Tree Hill 97Last Known SurroundingsFebruary 22, 2012 [23]
I Believe The CW Television Network One Tree Hill 911Danny BoyMarch 21, 2012 [24]
Tryin' CMT Melissa & Tye12After the Dust SettlesApril 27, 2012 [25]
Empathy VH1 Tough Love New Orleans 48ExesJune 10, 2012 [26]
Yours and Mine ABC Family Jane by Design 114The Second ChanceJune 26, 2012 [27]
Don't Let Them Tell You MTV Teen Mom 2 33Things Come to an EndNovember 26, 2012 [28]
2013By Your Side Lifetime Television The Client List 211I Miss Back WhenMay 19, 2013 [29]
You Don't Know The CW Television Network The Vampire Diaries 55Monster's BallOctober 31, 2013 [30]
2014Silence Worth Breaking ABC Family Pretty Little Liars 511No One Here Can Love or Understand MeAugust 19, 2014 [31]
2017Silence Worth Breaking ABC Family Pretty Little Liars 717Driving Miss CrazyJune 6, 2017 [32]
2018By Your Side ABC Grey's Anatomy 1423Cold As IceMay 10, 2018 [33]
2021Either I The CW Television Network Batwoman 29Rule #1March 28, 2021 [34]

Awards and nominations

YearNominated WorkOrganizationAwardResult
2012Silence Worth Breaking11th Annual Independent Music AwardsBest Adult Contemporary AlbumNominated [35] [36]
11th Annual IMA VOX Populi Poll Won [35]
2016The Simple Fear15th Annual Independent Music AwardsBest Folk/Singer-Songwriter AlbumWon [37]

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