{"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&amp;B-pop.  With &#8220;What&#8217;s It Gonna Take&#8221;, 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 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Watch &#8220;What&#8217;s It Gonna Take&#8221; 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&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;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>&#8220;What&#8217;s It Gonna Take&#8221; starts so simply that you could almost believe you&#8217;re listening to <strong>ASTN<\/strong> playing guitar and singing in his bedroom at some inspiring hour in the middle of the night. 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