Tropics by Transviolet

Fade into the serenity of "Tropics" before Transviolet's lead vocalist Sarah McTaggart drops onto the scene. Her verses flow in synchronized slaps with the backbeat, and the electronic sound flickers between Pop and R&B.

The track features Reo Cragun, who gained momentum on the music scene after his collaborative EP with Flume. His smooth rap perfectly matches Sarah's sultry tone, and their vocal chemistry is intoxicating.

Transviolet's music is cold-cutting meta; her lyrics depict brutal truths softly sung. The Californian band creates scored narratives - in "Tropics," we hear the story of a hustler harboring pains from an escaped past. Lines like "sex like heroin, almost feels like love" depicts a mysterious battle between lust and addiction. The song's moral ambiguity and playful production transform it into a sonic dreamscape worth replaying.