Pick of the Day: VÉRITÉ's "Weekend"

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American singer VÉRITÉ has gone from little known musician to world class musician thanks to her song "Strange Enough" which got critics everywhere talking. Since the release of the song, she's developed a strong fan base and received critical and commercial acclaim for her vocal work.

After just a month of promoting "Strange Enough" (which was eventually able to reach the CDS Music Chart Hot 50's top 10), VÉRITÉ has already moved on to a brand new single. Her new release, titled "Weekend", has already generated much buzz for being both adventurous and for containing straight forward pop hooks, a notable departure from her alternatively based debut. Still, her dramatic and melancholy sound on "Weekend" will easily draw comparisons to other alternative pop artists like Florence + The Machine, and Lana Del Rey.

The indie pop sensation explained the song in a brief interview with Idolator: "Conceptually it came from a snapshot of a scenario. An old friend of mine lived on this quiet, dead end residential street with bright florescent lights. I had the image of us falling down in the stillness of the scene. From the first line, the song winds up being an ode to the nostalgia of how, despite how sick we were or how insane things get, we can take moments from the craziest times and glorify them as absolutely perfect." 

In a similar interview, the singer/songwriter elaborated further on the track: "..."Weekend" winds up sitting in a weird place for me, caught between the exhilaration of 'you could bring me to life' and the reality that we were only fooling ourselves into thinking we were alive while we distract ourselves from reality."

Listen to VÉRITÉ's "Weekend" below and download the song for free through the artist's official Facebook page.