Brooke White, fifth-place finisher on "American Idol's" seventh season, held a live performance on Facebook this evening, performing a short set of songs from her upcoming album High Hopes & Heartbreak. Noted for her singer-songwriter sound and similarities to such 1970s musicians as Carole King, White embraces the niche she carved for herself on “American Idol” on her second album.
The event got off to a late start and was met with its share of technical problems (video was eschewed for audio; in the infancy of such technology, both could not coexist), but when it finally began 36 minutes late, the voice of a cheery White greeted both live and blind online audiences.
White performed her current single, “Radio Radio,” a slowed-down cover of King of Leon’s popular hit “Use Somebody,” and a “stripped down, acoustic-style” version of the album’s namesake, “High Hopes & Heartbreak,” which White said was inspired by the Bee Gees. Between songs, White responded to audience questions and questions submitted through Facebook/UStream. She enlightened audiences about her submersion in music at a young age, the methods with which she tackles songwriting, and lessons she learned while on “American Idol.”
When asked whether she believed her and Jason Castro’s season seven dabblings into the singer-songwriter sound had paved the path for Kris Allen’s season eight win, she laughed:
Well of course it did! I mean, I hope so. I was just so grateful when I got to be on the show that I was able to incorporate an instrument. For me, that was definitely very important ... and it really did help me make my own interpretation. And I think Kris was brilliant at it and that’s the reason he’s the American Idol.
With minutes to spare, White revealed her long-awaited announcement: no, she’s not pregnant, but her album High Hopes & Heartbreak will be available on iTunes this coming Tuesday, July 14 -- an entire week early. The music video for her current single, “Radio Radio,” will also become available for free on iTunes on July 14. Physical copies of High Hopes & Heartbreak will hit stores on the album's official release date, July 21.
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