{"id":71069,"date":"2021-05-05T00:31:44","date_gmt":"2021-05-04T22:31:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sodwee.com\/blog\/?p=71069"},"modified":"2026-04-16T00:27:20","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T22:27:20","slug":"astn-whats-it-gonna-take","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sodwee.com\/blog\/2021\/05\/astn-whats-it-gonna-take\/","title":{"rendered":"ASTN &#8211; What&#8217;s It Gonna Take"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Bringing bright vibes from the Sunshine State, <strong>ASTN<\/strong> is a 22-year-old Florida native with his own gorgeously gossamer brand of R&B-pop.  With \u201cWhat\u2019s It Gonna Take\u201d, he shows us how the right kind of musical restraint can truly turn less into more by delivering a carefully refined slow-burner that shines through its delicate emotionality, rather than through flashy production. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"watch-whats-it-gonna-take-by-astn\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Watch \u201cWhat\u2019s It Gonna Take\u201d by ASTN:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sYnjdr3YfAY?version=3&rel=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&fs=1&hl=en-US&autohide=2&wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><figcaption>Directed by <strong>Olivia Shapiro<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhat\u2019s It Gonna Take\u201d starts so simply that you could almost believe you\u2019re listening to <strong>ASTN<\/strong> playing guitar and singing in his bedroom at some inspiring hour in the middle of the night. Feeling almost like a meditation, the first verse perfectly sets out the song\u2019s vibe before giving way to a little extra funk and some sparse but cracking drums. \u201cI\u2019m the type of person that believes that if someone actually wants to be with you, they will make obvious efforts to make that happen,\u201d ASTN says, \u201c\u2018What\u2019s It Gonna Take\u2019 is a song about being trapped in a never-ending cycle of the second choice\u201d. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>What is it gonna take<br>For me, babe<br>To get a hold of someone<br>Like you<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-soundcloud wp-block-embed-soundcloud wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"WHAT&#039;S IT GONNA TAKE by ASTN\" width=\"640\" height=\"400\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?visual=true&url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F1035622819&show_artwork=true&maxheight=960&maxwidth=640\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Keep an ear out for ASTN\u2019s upcoming EP, <em>It\u2019s Not That Serious<\/em>. 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