Concert Review: pronoun Makes A Statement At Rough Trade
One reason I love pronoun, as an artist, is that she is so open about the constant struggle of mental health. If you follow her on social media, you will see someone that is self-deprecatingly witty, smart, and curious. For her, life is like a box you are eternally unwrapping, in hopes, that the next layer reveals the prize. Hence, part of our social anxiety, is fearing that the only thing we might get is a bunch of gift wrap with no gift.
Playing off her newest record, i’ll show you stronger, it was surprising to see how lighthearted pronoun is in concert. Not that anyone was expecting an open forum of sadness, but her music and presence feels born from the clear process of unclarity. First, we make a small mistake that ignites twenty million thoughts exaggerating its size, and connect them like a we are crime scene investigators trying to figure out where our “coolness/ “potential to be great” died. Next, we make ourselves cry, crumble, and then drag ourselves up from an existential crisis to go out with friends on a pizza run. You may laugh, but lyrically and, even in essence, pronoun captures the resilience of humanity’s casual derangement.
We can be our worst enemy: from our choices in partner to our decisions in paths. pronoun is aware of this and part of her charm/ interaction with the audience comes from being open. As she played her guitar and sang her songs, she felt crisp and jammed like strawberry jelly. (Note: this might be an assessment from her bright red hair. lol!) Yet, she curried her voice with fruit and sweet spices to create a dynamic that said, “It’s okay to not be okay.” Perhaps, that is the key to getting better: realizing you are not. Thus, pronoun’s show felt like a surfing celebration of having no clue how or when life gets “better,” but knowing it is good enough. Thus, every track/ melody bounced above the venue like beach balls of fun and truth.
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Again, it was both surprising, yet unsurprising that pronoun’s concert was so gleeful. At the end of the day, you need to laugh and dance/ you will. She created an ambiance that frolicked with alternative and the strange empowerment that comes with being/ feeling alone. Yes, alienation and anxiety are bad, but, as you overcome them, you see and show you are strong. For More Information On pronoun click here.
