David Cook’s new EP “The Looking Glass” will be released on April 16, 2021. The six-song set is preceded by three singles: “Reds Turns Blue” and “Strange World” in 2020, and “Fire” to be released on March 19, 2021. The EP was recorded in Nashville with producer Andy Skib.
Although the songwriting and recording process began before COVID, its effects were felt throughout the process and are reflected in some of the songs. Last year, David gave fans a preview of the new material with the release of two singles. The first, “Reds Turn Blue,” released in June 2020, is a nod to the manic highs (reds) and lows (blues) of anxiety, something David has struggled to overcome since his season seven win on American Idol. The second single “Strange World” is “my homage to this year,” said Cook in a statement. “Staring out of windows at the world outside, feeling disconnected from it, and trying to find those moments that would normally exist outside, inside.” The third, and final single from the EP, “Fire” will be released on March 19, 2021. The song is about starting over – taking something, or someone, important to you, and building something new around it. “The song actually started as more of a slower ballad,” says Cook. “It wasn’t until we got into the actual recording process that my producer, Andy Skib, pushed for it to be sped up. It gave the track such a different energy. One that I can’t wait to dig into live.”
With touring on hold for the moment, it will be a while before fans can hear these songs in person. But, Cook has continued to perform online including an upcoming livestream performance on Spin’s ‘Noise Pollution” series on Monday 3/15 at 4 pm PT / 7 pm ET via www.twitch.tv
