| Brooke Annibale | |
| Birth Date: | July 1987 |
| Origin: | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Genre: | Contemporary folk |
| Occupation: | Singer-songwriter |
| Instrument: | Vocals, guitar, ukulele |
| Years Active: | 2005–present |
Brooke Annibale (born July 1987) is an American singer-songwriter and musician from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Brooke Annibale started to write songs at age 15 and soon began performing in the Pittsburgh vicinity. At 17, she released her first full-length album, Memories in Melody as her senior project at Moon Area High School. After graduating in 2005 she went to Belmont University receiving a degree in music business in 2009.
In 2010, Annibale raised crowd funds with a Kickstarter campaign funding recordings with producer Paul Moak at The Smoakstack in Nashville. The sessions became the album, Silence Worth Breaking, which was self-published and released by Annibale on March 15, 2011. 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."
Words in Your Eyes, was released February 5, 2013 and featured at an official launch performance at Club Cafe in Pittsburgh, on March 9, 2013.
Annibale's critically acclaimed fourth album The Simple Fear released on October 2, 2015. Produced by Justin March at Paul Moak's Smoakstack studio in Nashville,[1] 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.[2]
In March 2018, Annibale announced her latest full-length studio album Hold to the Light which was released on June 8, 2018.[3] Produced by Sam Kassirer (Ritter, Lake Street Dive, Craig Finn) at his Great North Sound Society studio in Maine,[4] 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.[5]
Several of Annibale's songs have been licensed for use in television:
| Year | Song Title | TV Network | Show or Series | Season | Episode | Episode Title | Original Airdate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Under Streetlights | The CW Television Network | Hart of Dixie | 1 | 6 | The Undead and the Unsaid | November 7, 2011 | |
| 2011--> | Under Streetlights--> | MTV | Teen Mom 2 | 2 | 4 | No Looking Back | December 27, 2011 | |
| 2012 | Yours and Mine | The CW Television Network | One Tree Hill | 9 | 3 | Love the Way You Lie | January 25, 2012 | |
| 2012--> | Fright | MTV | Teen Mom 2 | 2 | 12 | Love Will Tear Us Apart | February 14, 2012 | |
| 2012--> | Under Streetlights | The CW Television Network | One Tree Hill | 9 | 7 | Last Known Surroundings | February 22, 2012 | |
| 2012--> | I Believe | The CW Television Network | One Tree Hill | 9 | 11 | Danny Boy | March 21, 2012 | |
| 2012--> | Tryin | CMT | Melissa & Tye | 1 | 2 | After the Dust Settles | April 27, 2012 | |
| 2012--> | Empathy | VH1 | Tough Love New Orleans | 4 | 8 | Exes | June 10, 2012 | |
| 2012--> | Yours and Mine | ABC Family | Jane by Design | 1 | 14 | The Second Chance | June 26, 2012 | |
| 2012--> | Don't Let Them Tell You | MTV | Teen Mom 2 | 3 | 3 | Things Come to an End | November 26, 2012 | |
| 2013 | By Your Side | Lifetime Television | The Client List | 2 | 11 | I Miss Back When | May 19, 2013 | |
| 2013--> | You Don't Know | The CW Television Network | The Vampire Diaries | 5 | 5 | Monster's Ball | October 31, 2013 | |
| 2014 | Silence Worth Breaking | ABC Family | Pretty Little Liars | 5 | 11 | No One Here Can Love or Understand Me | August 19, 2014 | |
| 2017 | Silence Worth Breaking | ABC Family | Pretty Little Liars | 7 | 17 | Driving Miss Crazy | June 6, 2017 | |
| 2018 | By Your Side | ABC | Grey's Anatomy | 14 | 23 | Cold As Ice | May 10, 2018 | |
| 2021 | Either I | The CW Television Network | Batwoman | 2 | 9 | Rule #1 | March 28, 2021[7] |
| Year | Nominated Work | Organization | Award | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Silence Worth Breaking | 11th Annual Independent Music Awards | Best Adult Contemporary Album | ||
| 2012--> | Silence Worth Breaking--> | 11th Annual IMA VOX Populi Poll | Best Adult Contemporary Album--> | ||
| 2016 | The Simple Fear | 15th Annual Independent Music Awards | Best Folk/Singer-Songwriter Album |