ASTN Sings Through the Heartache on New EP "Where Do We Go From Here?"

Today, breakout R&B singer, songwriter and producer ASTN releases his anticipated new EP, Where Do We Go From Here? Listen HERE via Warner Records. Documenting the emotional fallout from a breakup, the 8-song set is jam-packed with exhilarating hooks, big beats, and mellow moods from the buzzy vocalist whose incisive lyricism nods to the R&B giants of yesteryear. A perfect example is new single "Element" [co-written/prod by Poo Bear and The Audibles] which finds ASTN at his most soulful. Watch the stunning video HERE. 

A feisty groove that enables the singer to truly let loose, showcasing his range and his formidable swagger, "Element" is a sultry banger. "When I lose balance you keep me stable," he croons. "You're my element, my periodic table." The romantic mood is reflected in the striking video, which finds ASTN emoting in his car and getting his groove on in the club.

About the project ASTN shares, "This record man… where to start? It has simultaneously caused me so much stress.. yet so much freedom.. so much angst.. yet so much peace. I often write from the heart, but this felt more like writing FOR the heart. Last year I was lost, and amidst that phase in my life, a clear-cut vision was born. I spent a lot of time with myself for the first time in my adult life. For the better part of two years, I felt that I was living two lives, ASTN & John Austin Sanders. A reborn young man ready to say yes to anything.. & the quiet, soft-spoken music kid from the south. That duality was a starting point for this vision. I was living with it every day and it is now part of me. I am happy."

Other EP highlights include “How Soon,” a silky-smooth post-breakup anthem that navigates moving past hurt feelings, and “Be So Cruel” [co-written by Mishon] — a clever dance-floor ditty, which dropped at the end of last year. Other standouts that examine matters of the heart from very different angles are “What You Doin,” “On Schedule” [co-written/prod by Poo Bear, The Audibles and Mishon], “Far Away,” “Tell Me,” and “Starlight.” 

Where Do We Go From Here? follows ASTN's breakout 2022. Last year, the multi-hyphenate released his major-label debut EP, You’re Almost There, a stunning 5-track collection sequenced in chronological order of a breakup. The lead single and opening track “Gradually” finds ASTN wrestling with whether to walk away from a serious relationship, effortlessly showcasing his charismatic songwriting. 

ASTN signed with Warner Records after breaking the internet with his 2021 R&B remix of Billie Eilish’s “Happier Than Ever,” which generated 4 million TikTok views overnight. Overwhelming demand led to a full version released across streaming platforms. Now, with Where Do We Go From Here?, ASTN takes another bold step as an artist, displaying the kind of vulnerability and versatility that has him pegged as a future great