Day 1: Mansionair, Violet City | 30-Day Song Challenge 🎶

Australian trio Mansionair kicks off Day 1 of 30-Day Song Challenge with the colorful “Violet City” from their 2019 album, Shadowboxer.

Embracing the trendiness of social media, The Musical Hype unleashes its own, month-long version of the 30-Day Song Challenge.

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Day 1 Prompt: A song you like with a color in the title…

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“Wide awake in this violet city / Where it washes over me / It hurts to say that I want you with me / Just draped across my frame.” Sigh, “Violet City” is a sleek record that arrives as the seventh track on Shadowboxer, the debut album by Grammy-nominated Australian trio, Mansionair (Lachlan Bostock, Alex Nicholls, and Jack Froggatt).

Mansionair previously appeared on the stellar 2017 ODESZA record, “Line of Sight”, hence their Grammy-nomination in advance of their debut album. Obviously, there is a color in the songs title (violet) and, I definitely like this song. So, why do I like this song with a color in its title?

Well, here’s why I heart “Violet City.” The vocals are lovely, particularly the commanding nature and pureness of the falsetto.  Additionally, the production is epic, characterized by rhythmic intensity, carried by the beat and a barrage of synthetic sounds.  The lyrics aren’t too shabby either, even as it’s easy to get lost in the vibe that Mansionair has brilliantly assembled.  The chorus is pretty sweet:

“Ooh, I can’t help myself, the moment that I let it go
Is when I find I’m in control, in control
Ooh, I need something else, the moment that I let it go
Is when I find I’m in control, I’m in control.”

To me, because of all these reasons, “Violet City” is phenomenal way to kickstart this 30-Day Song Challenge, constructing a month’s worth of songs into one gargantuan playlist, sigh. “Violet City” previously appeared on the colorful playlist, 14 Songs Characterized by Colors.

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Mansionair • Shadowboxer • Glassnote • 2019

Day 1: Mansionair, “Violet City” (30-Day Song Challenge) [Photo Credits: Brent Faulkner, Glassnote, The Musical Hype, Pixabay]

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