Concert Review: VÉRITÉ Is Serene Sincerity At National Sawdust

VÉRITÉ’s night at National Sawdust summoned women’s empowerment by its mere presence. With Little Kruta’s orchestra of ladies playing stringed instruments behind her, VÉRITÉ tore songs like one would a house; bringing it down to its boned infrastructure to rebuild them stronger. Surrounded by the white walls and pin-dropped silence, her performance was an ethereal night celebrating the beauty of music.

YOU CANNOT BEAT A VIOLIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am sorry people, but it is the truth. The instrument added a layer of gorgeousness to VÉRITÉ’s songs that made her concert a celebration of her as a songwriter. While she can create a “pop jam,” at National Sawdust, she revealed all the sugar and berries that go into mixing a song you dance to. Yet, the surprise twist, was learning how much observance, heartbreak, and hope are filled in those fruits. Rhythms may veil words, but they do not strip them of their valued place.“Phase Me Out,” “Somebody Else,” and “When You’re Gone,” revealed that life is filled with longing, but it is up to you to decide to find and satisfy those wants.

Surrounded by women and songs over how love can leave us bare with nostalgia, VÉRITÉ’s show put guards down with its sincerity. Her name, meaning truth in French, should have been a sign that her concert was dedicated to embracing our feelings rather than the “usual hide and seek” we play with them. Little Kruta’s orchestra and VÉRITÉ’s union was artful and sentimental; assuring you purged your thoughts and held unto clarity with an unafraid embrace. For women, we may say aloud our breakdowns and breakthroughs, but rare are the spaces that let us carry them both for their weight. At VÉRITÉ’s show, the audience was allowed to see through their quiet epiphanies.

You never expect self-reflection when it comes: even in concerts. As the warm meekness of her personality fluttered in a voice that flaps and flits like a thousand butterflies being born, VÉRITÉ’s performance was meditative. You wanted to be overcast by her drizzling notes as if you were openly choosing to walk into a rainstorm, but yet you were fearless as to whether so much water would get you sick, take you down, or leave you cold. Instead, you trusted Mother Nature to care for you like you were apart of it. That may seem like a really deep image for a “concert,” but the hum series is known for showing the wealth of an artist’s talent, and VÉRITÉ is very wealthy. For More Information On VÉRITÉ Click Here.