On ‘DICHOTOMY (The Chosen Ones)’, released February 27th 2026, Gabriel Audee leans fully into ambitions of consciousness, delivering a genre-blurring indie-pop and trap hybrid that feels less like a song and more like a signal flare.
Written, produced, and architected from the ground up, the track arrives with intent. Built on an instrumental by JRum, Audee expands the foundation into something widescreen and cinematic – layering electric guitar, acoustic drums, synths, and ambient pads into a soundscape that pulses with urgency. It’s a track that moves with purpose, rising and collapsing in waves, mirroring the tension at the heart of its message.
Because ‘DICHOTOMY (The Chosen Ones)’ is, at its core, a call to awareness. “I needed to have a chant anthem for the ones who see through the smoke and mirrors,” Audee explains – positioning the track as both a protest and a unifier. It’s music for those navigating the blurred lines between political unrest and spiritual awakening, a space where clarity feels hard-won and deeply personal.
That sense of duality is carried through the voices that bring the track to life. Saule Ilona Vaida delivers the hook with a luminous, almost otherworldly softness – her tone drifting above the production like a quiet moment of clarity. In contrast, Lil Dee cuts through with a sharp, grounded confidence on the rap bridge, anchoring the track in something more immediate and confrontational. Together, they embody the very dichotomy the song’s title gestures toward: light and shadow, reflection and resistance.
Sonically, the track sits in an interesting lineage. There are flashes of the polished, emotionally-driven pop associated with OneRepublic, alongside the genre-fluid instincts of Benny Blanco and the modern, confessional edge of Alex Warren. It’s telling, then, that the track was once pitched to OneRepublic themselves – receiving a positive response – before ultimately finding its truest form in the version we hear now. In many ways, that decision reflects Audee’s wider ethos: instinct over convention, feeling over formula.
That ethos extends beyond the music. A filmmaker and editor in his own right, Audee approaches visuals with the same level of control and intentionality, crafting a music video that mirrors the track’s emotional intensity and layered narrative. It’s part of a broader creative ecosystem he’s building around the release, which includes upcoming press conversations and the launch of a new podcast – each piece feeding into a larger, evolving world.
But to understand ‘DICHOTOMY (The Chosen Ones)’, you have to understand Gabriel Audee himself. Raised in small-town Colorado as a closeted gay teenager, music became both an outlet and a language – a way of processing identity, truth, and the complexities of self-expression. That foundation still underpins his work today, but it’s evolved into something more expansive.
“I don’t sing – I design the feeling,” he says, a statement that feels less like a tagline and more like a manifesto.
It’s a rare approach. Rather than positioning himself as the voice at the centre, Audee operates as a kind of creative director – writing, producing, and shaping each track before selecting collaborators who can embody its emotional core. The result is a catalogue that feels fluid and multifaceted, moving between club-ready rap, expansive pop, and introspective songwriting without ever losing its sense of identity.
‘DICHOTOMY (The Chosen Ones)’ sits as one of his most pointed releases to date – not just sonically, but philosophically. It’s a track that doesn’t shy away from its convictions, instead leaning into them with clarity and force. In a crowded pop landscape, that kind of intention stands out.
With his debut LP Pop Architect on the horizon – featuring singles like ‘111’, ‘SUPERNOVA’, ‘CRUISIN’’, and ‘LONERZ’ – Audee is steadily building something bigger than individual releases. His growing presence across streaming platforms and editorial playlists suggests that listeners are beginning to tune into his frequency.
And if ‘DICHOTOMY (The Chosen Ones)’ is anything to go by, that frequency is only getting louder.
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