Brooke Annibale

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Indie singer/songwriter, Brooke Annibale’s evocative musicianship, nurtured by her fam-ily’s music store, is driven by an enduring passion for songwriting. Born and raised inPittsburgh, PA, Brooke’s maternal grandfather opened a music retail and live-sound business in the 1960’s, that is still family-run today. Also an accomplished player, he en-couraged Annibale to take an interest in the guitar. Music was ever-present in her life because of the store, where she started taking lessons at age 14. “I felt a natural inclina-tion to play guitar because it was always inmy family,”Annibale says. “My dad was a live sound engineer for the family business and that’s how he met my mom. Neither ofmy parents are musicians, but the love and respect for music inmy family runs really deep.”As a guitar player, Annibale stands out with her deep groove and interesting stylistic choices reminiscent ofan early Josh Rouse and inspiration by John Mayer. Guitar aside, it’s her magnetic voice, that smoldering and irresistible delivery, that draws you in, mak-ing you think of names like Lisa Hannigan, Norah Jones and Sarah McLachlan. Over the course of developing her dynamic sound, Annibale finds influence from musicians like Kathleen Edwards, The Swell Season and Brandi Carlile, who push boundaries and rede-fine what it means tobe a singer/songwriter in modern times, while remaining timeless. When it comes to songwriting, Annibale started young, writing as a 3rd grader, but really began taking music seriously as a teenager. This led to her picking up the guitar tocom-pliment her writing. Inspired by deep, meaningful lyricists like Elliott Smith, of the songwriting craft, she states; “I don’t think there’s really any better way to express my-self or relate to other people than through music. It’s just really powerful.”Annibale took that passion for songwriting and performing to Nashville, where she earned her degree inMusic Business at Belmont University. Not wanting tobe boxed in by a traditional music program, she was drawn to a more business oriented major that aligned with her entre-preneurial spirit. Brooke spent about six years living and making music in Nashville, in the winter of 2014, she officially moved back to Pittsburgh. Both cities had a lot to offer and have equally inspired Annibale’s music. Nashville’s musical amenities are incomparable to most cities, but Pittsburgh provides a sort of life balance that Music City could not. However, she has taken advantage of the resources in Nashville by way of recording two full albums and anEPat The Smoakstack along with producer Paul Moak (Silence Worth Breakingin 2011) and Engineer/Producer Justin March (Words In Your EyesEPin 2013, The Simple Fearin 2015).It’s ironic how Brooke Annibale’s fearlessness and eloquence exudes onan album titled The Simple Fear. Annibale had experienced a bout of writer’s block after releasing her 2013 Words In Your Eyes EP. After months of not being able to complete a single song, she wrote and demoed “Remind Me”all in the same day. The rest of the songs came like a flood during major life changes; including a move from Nashville back to her hometown of Pittsburgh. While writing the rest of the album, Annibale was contemplat-
ing basic life expectations as well as the fear that those expectations might not be met. “I had to deal with the fear of the unknown future and the struggle of letting go of the past. Those two conflicting feelings are woven throughout these songs: letting go and moving forward,”says Annibale. “Fear is always complicated, but it’s simple in the sense that weall have certain fears in common at some point in our lives.”Recorded over the course of 2014 and 2015 at the Smoakstack Studios in Nashville, The Simple Fear, picks upwhere the likes of Kathleen Edwards and The Swell Sea-son’s last records left off. Producer Justin March boldly showcases Annibale’s songs in a relevant, subtly experimental, and yet timeless offering. It progresses what itmeans tobe labeled a Dzsinger-songwriterdzorto have the word Dzfolkdz attached to a descriptor. This album’s centerpiece lays in Annibale’s subtle groove along with meaningful lyrics delivered in smoldering vocals, encased in layers of beautiful strings, guitar, piano and percussion. The persistence and musical affinity between March and Annibale resonates strongly even on first listen toThe Simple Fear.
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Answers
Brooke Annibale
The Simple Fear
03:25
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Patience
Brooke Annibale
The Simple Fear
04:27
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By Your Side
Brooke Annibale
Words in Your Eyes
04:15
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Under Streetlights (Acoustic)
Brooke Annibale
Under Streetlights (Acoustic)
03:29
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Answers (Acoustic)
Brooke Annibale
Answers (Acoustic)
03:10
02
No Ordinary Love
Goodwerks
Broken Glass, Vol. 4
04:53
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Hold On
Brooke Annibale
Hold to the Light
03:49
02
Glow
Brooke Annibale
Hold to the Light
03:03
01
I Will
Brooke Annibale
I Will
03:16
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Under Streetlights
Brooke Annibale
Silence Worth Breaking
03:43
07
Either I
Brooke Annibale
Hold to the Light
03:43
02
Be Around
Brooke Annibale
Better by Now
03:17
02
Remind Me
Brooke Annibale
The Simple Fear
03:18

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  • Discography
Albums
Brooke Annibale under exclusive license to Nettwerk Music Group Inc.
30-09-2022
Better by Now
01
What if You
Brooke Annibale
Better by Now
03:22
02
Be Around
Brooke Annibale
Better by Now
03:17
03
Things We Don't Believe Anymore
Brooke Annibale
Better by Now
04:57
04
One of Those Songs
Brooke Annibale
Better by Now
04:21
05
5 AM
Brooke Annibale
Better by Now
04:12
06
Better by Now
Brooke Annibale
Better by Now
04:04
07
Follow it Through
Brooke Annibale
Better by Now
03:33
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Brooke Annibale under exclusive license to Nettwerk Music Group Inc.
08-06-2018
Hold to the Light
01
Hold On
Brooke Annibale
Hold to the Light
03:49
02
Glow
Brooke Annibale
Hold to the Light
03:03
03
Distraction
Brooke Annibale
Hold to the Light
03:32
04
Hold to the Light
Brooke Annibale
Hold to the Light
04:17
05
We Were Not Ready
Brooke Annibale
Hold to the Light
04:19
06
Collided
Brooke Annibale
Hold to the Light
04:27
07
Either I
Brooke Annibale
Hold to the Light
03:43
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Brooke Annibale under exclusive license to Nettwerk Music Group Inc.
02-10-2015
The Simple Fear
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Like the Dream of It
Brooke Annibale
The Simple Fear
03:15
02
Remind Me
Brooke Annibale
The Simple Fear
03:18
03
Decide
Brooke Annibale
The Simple Fear
04:17
04
Find My Way
Brooke Annibale
The Simple Fear
03:37
05
Alright
Brooke Annibale
The Simple Fear
03:01
06
Go
Brooke Annibale
The Simple Fear
03:41
07
All Over Again
Brooke Annibale
The Simple Fear
03:59
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Brooke Annibale under exclusive license to Nettwerk Music Group Inc.
15-05-2011
Silence Worth Breaking
01
Under Streetlights
Brooke Annibale
Silence Worth Breaking
03:43
02
Empathy
Brooke Annibale
Silence Worth Breaking
04:44
03
The Way It Was
Brooke Annibale
Silence Worth Breaking
03:38
04
Feels Like Home
Brooke Annibale
Silence Worth Breaking
04:14
05
I Believe
Brooke Annibale
Silence Worth Breaking
05:26
06
Yours and Mine
Brooke Annibale
Silence Worth Breaking
04:17
07
Bullseye
Brooke Annibale
Silence Worth Breaking
03:27
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EPs
Brooke Annibale under exclusive license to Nettwerk Music Group Inc.
02-06-2023
Happy Together
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Happy Together
Brooke Annibale
Happy Together
02:43
02
Be Around (Acoustic)
Brooke Annibale
Happy Together
03:16
03
Samson
Brooke Annibale
Happy Together
03:45
04
What if You (Acoustic)
Brooke Annibale
Happy Together
03:42
Audiotree Music
15-12-2022
Brooke Annibale on Audiotree Live (Live)
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What If You (Live)
Brooke Annibale
Brooke Annibale on Audiotree Live (Live)
03:20
Writer: Brooke Annibale / Composers: Brooke Annibale
02
Be Around (Live)
Brooke Annibale
Brooke Annibale on Audiotree Live (Live)
03:13
Writer: Brooke Annibale / Composers: Brooke Annibale
03
Things We Don't Believe Anymore (Live)
Brooke Annibale
Brooke Annibale on Audiotree Live (Live)
04:47
Writer: Brooke Annibale / Composers: Brooke Annibale
04
5 Am (Live)
Brooke Annibale
Brooke Annibale on Audiotree Live (Live)
04:27
Writer: Brooke Annibale / Composers: Brooke Annibale
05
Better By Now (Live)
Brooke Annibale
Brooke Annibale on Audiotree Live (Live)
04:08
Writer: Brooke Annibale / Composers: Brooke Annibale
Brooke Annibale under exclusive license to Nettwerk Music Group Inc.
19-02-2019
Hold to the Light (Remixed EP1)
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Distraction (Jeremy McDonald Remix)
Brooke Annibale
Hold to the Light (Remixed EP1)
03:16
02
Collided (Semblance Remix)
Brooke Annibale
Hold to the Light (Remixed EP1)
03:52
03
Hold to the Light (Robinson Brakebill Remix)
Brooke Annibale
Hold to the Light (Remixed EP1)
03:41
04
Underneath (Syntheatrics Remix)
Brooke Annibale
Hold to the Light (Remixed EP1)
03:44
Brooke Annibale under exclusive license to Nettwerk Music Group Inc.
05-02-2013
Words in Your Eyes
01
Silence Worth Breaking
Brooke Annibale
Words in Your Eyes
03:35
02
Middle of the Mess
Brooke Annibale
Words in Your Eyes
03:40
03
By Your Side
Brooke Annibale
Words in Your Eyes
04:15
04
You Don't Know
Brooke Annibale
Words in Your Eyes
03:44
05
Words in Your Eyes
Brooke Annibale
Words in Your Eyes
04:43
06
Tragically Beautiful
Brooke Annibale
Words in Your Eyes
04:25
Singles
2024 Brooke Annibale Music
08-11-2024
Auld Lang Syne
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Auld Lang Syne
Brooke Annibale
Auld Lang Syne
03:04
Writer: Robert Burns / Composers: Robert Burns
02
Auld Lang Syne (Instrumental)
Brooke Annibale
Auld Lang Syne
03:04
Writer: Robert Burns / Composers: Robert Burns
Brooke Annibale under exclusive license to Nettwerk Music Group Inc.
29-12-2023
Things We Don't Believe Anymore (Alt Version)
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Things We Don't Believe Anymore (Alt Version)
Brooke Annibale
Things We Don't Believe Anymore (Alt Version)
04:55
Brooke Annibale under exclusive license to Nettwerk Music Group Inc.
06-10-2023
I Am in Love (Nathan Kawanishi Remix)
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I Am in Love (Nathan Kawanishi Remix)
Brooke Annibale
I Am in Love (Nathan Kawanishi Remix)
04:10
Nettwerk Music Group Inc.
28-07-2023
Broken Glass, Vol. 4
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Here With Me
Goodwerks
Broken Glass, Vol. 4
03:38
02
No Ordinary Love
Goodwerks
Broken Glass, Vol. 4
04:53
Brooke Annibale under exclusive license to Nettwerk Music Group Inc.
28-04-2023
Be Around (Acoustic)
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Be Around (Acoustic)
Brooke Annibale
Be Around (Acoustic)
03:16
Brooke Annibale under exclusive license to Nettwerk Music Group Inc.
17-03-2023
Samson
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Samson
Brooke Annibale
Samson
03:45
Brooke Annibale under exclusive license to Nettwerk Music Group Inc.
17-02-2023
What if You (Acoustic)
01
What if You (Acoustic)
Brooke Annibale
What if You (Acoustic)
03:42