David Cook’s 'The Looking Glass' EP due in April

Musician/actor David Cook’s EP The Looking Glass will be released on April 16. The six-song set was preceded by three singles: “Reds Turns Blue” and “Strange World” in 2020, and “Fire” to be released on March 19. The EP was recorded in Nashville.

Although the songwriting and recording process began before COVID, its effects were felt throughout the process and are reflected in some of the songs. “Reds Turn Blue” is a nod to the manic highs (reds) and lows (blues) of anxiety, something David has struggled to overcome since his Season 7 win on American Idol.

As David told People.com, “This song became a therapeutic process for me, as a way to personify my anxiety and make it something other than me — which in an odd way has helped me navigate my relationship with it.” To capture that struggle, David worked with artist Justin A. Nixon to create a visual that was, “sci-fi and sinister” but left open-ended to represent “that constant battle between anxiety and myself.”

Second single “Strange World” is “my homage to this year,” said David. “Staring out of windows at the world outside, feeling disconnected from it, and trying to find those moments that would normally exist outside, inside.”

“Fire” 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 David. “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, David 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 TWITCH.

The release of the EP is supported with an ongoing pre-order campaignwith exclusive experiences and merch items.