2021 WRAP UP - STAFF PICKS

As a 2021 wrap up, we've put together some of our staff's favorite releases from this year. From upbeat Latin pop to laid-back trap beats and more, we have the perfect track for your next project. 

If you want to hear more, you can email me at jgrossman@audionetwork.com

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New releases to love and license

Shadower

Shadower finds Brooklyn dance-pop doyen Cody Page diversifying his synth-led sound, touching on chiptune, future trap and anthemic electro-rock, as well as exploring more mellow melodicism. Features female vocals from Kinney.

Humanoid to Android

Sci-fi fans, stop what you’re doing right now: Henry White and Nathan Feddo have conjured up a dizzyingly dystopian near-future. Expect unsettling, experimental electronica, full of ASMR textures, quirky synth melodies, driving drums and processed vocals.

Catch A Vibe

A veritable smorgasbord of electro-pop sounds from US songwriter/producer Jon Michael Clark. Ranges from summery party anthems, and dark, hip hop-inspired tracks with edgy lyrics, to more sensual, downtempo cuts and ambient dreamscapes.

Vamanos

Songwriter and producer Andrea Rocha has worked with Liam Payne and Paloma Faith. Produced by Abe Stewart, who’s worked with Khalid and Michael Franti, this is sexy, upbeat Latin pop with reggaeton beats and trap drums, hooky melodies and female vocals.

To Kill This Love

Writer/producer Martin Kinberg and singer Viktor Carlsson grew up in Stockholm sharing a love for dark pop. Their genre-fusing debut blends ambient pop, trap, hip hop anthems and mellow R&B, with male vocals, reflective piano and sweeping synths.

Don't Wanna Miss You

Jordan Sherman is a LA based singer, songwriter and producer. This EP showcases his soothing, well controlled vocals and airtight pop songwriting. Produced by Steve Wilmot (One Republic, U2), the record is high energy, feel-good contemporary pop.

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