‘Veritas’ is Louise Jordan’s third album and it confirms the distinctive singer, musician and songwriter she has become. There remain both folk and classical elements in her work and like both of Louise Jordan’s previous albums these songs demonstrate great range from soothing and lyrical string and piano arrangements to intimate guitar and vocal settings. Louise Jordan’s songs tell tales of human experience and reflect on human nature and our place in the world. Questioning yet reflective Jordan uses simple subject matter to create songs of striking intensity. Whilst continuing to take credit as composer, performer and producer this album is the first of Louise Jordan’s output to include additional Instruments to her own guitar and piano. This time around, harp, violin, viola, percussion and double bass are included to add atmosphere and depth to Jordan’s original songs, arrangements of traditional folk songs and her settings of literature to music. Veritas is Latin for truth and the album deals with aspects of honesty and integrity. Empowering tracks ‘If It Lasts’ and ‘In the End’ celebrate the courage needed to embrace the truth whilst the narrative songs examine how we build our own truths. The original song ‘Lovey Warne’ is based on historical research whilst ‘Bushes and Briars’ is based on the collection of a traditional folk song by Ralph Vaughan Williams; both songs have been sculpted by oral tradition in different ways. Veritas is also about being honest with ourselves and with others. Songs such as ‘Those Words’ and ‘Counting the Days’ approach this in an intimate and personal manner using stripped back arrangements and personal anecdotes whilst Jordan demonstrates her commitment to honest reflection in ‘As She Goes’. ‘Garners Gay’ is the story of a woman whose reflection leads her to resolve that she will learn from past mistakes whilst ‘Where’er You Walk’ is the carefree voice of someone choosing to overlook truth for the sake of love. ‘Nobody Knows’ sees Jordan tackle the bigger picture of universal truths through a child’s eyes whilst ‘What is the Matter?’ acknowledges the frustration of not having access to the truth. What the media has previously said about Louise Jordan: “Absolutely, totally and completely, brilliant” Mike Harding, BBC Radio 2 “A stirring, lilting grace… She also has an engaging stage presence… featured in Vogue this year as a rising star” THE TELEGRAPH “a sound that captures the essence of the song as much as the words do… it's absolutely glorious” FATEA “a winner” ACOUSTIC “a master class in song writing. A gifted instrumentalist… captivating debut from a distinctive young artist” R2 ****