Idol Chatter & Voice Views

After a long period of silence, American Idol Season 7 runner-up David Archuleta has broken out in a big way in 2017.

When David released his four-track “Orion” EP in mid-May, it marked his first major release since 2013, when he embarked on a two-year mission trip to Chile.

In late August, he followed up “Orion” with another four-track EP called “Leo.” Those EPs contained some of the best music fans have ever gotten from David.

Now comes news of a new full-length album — “Postcards in the Sky” — due out Oct. 20. Pre-orders began on some sites (like Amazon) on Friday.

The album will feature a whopping 16 tracks, including eight new songs that weren’t on either EP.

Judging from the snippets you can hear on Amazon, fans won’t be disappointed. The title track and “Cracks of Heaven” sound particularly promising.

There’s also a duet on a song called “Seasons.” Is that former Voice contestant Madilyn Paige perhaps? Earlier this year, David sent out a Twitter tease about recording a song with her.

Meanwhile, David continues his Orion tour, with two upcoming stops in Pennsylvania. He’ll be performing at The Sellersville Theater on Oct. 25 and at Club Cafe in Pittsburgh the following night.

You can check out all the dates on David’s Facebook page.