{"id":44941,"date":"2019-01-15T16:21:31","date_gmt":"2019-01-15T16:21:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=44941"},"modified":"2019-01-15T16:21:31","modified_gmt":"2019-01-15T16:21:31","slug":"jordan-astra-all-blessings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2019\/01\/jordan-astra-all-blessings\/","title":{"rendered":"Jordan Astra &#8211; &#8216;All Blessings&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Although Jordan Astra is from Toronto, Canada, the singer-songwriter is making a name for himself in Australia, where he&#8217;s found himself a base in Melbourne. His new single, &#8216;All Blessings&#8217;, is an irresistable track &#8211; dancey, catchy, and complete with bouncy synths and a brilliant vocal from Astra himself.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- Random Ad stuff --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2076862002005673\" data-ad-slot=\"3107208401\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins><\/p>\n<p><script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Astra&#8217;s music goes beyond being merely club beats; his sound is a blend of UK house and club styles but is delivered with undoubtable pop sensibilities. There&#8217;s a certain moodiness in the production qualities which points to Toronto, while lyrically there&#8217;s the sense that Astra&#8217;s mind is swayed by more cosmic than terrestrial things. &#8216;All Blessings&#8217; is an expression of gratitude from someone who knows he&#8217;s caught up in a beautiful journey and wants to give thanks to both those who inspire him, and his Creator.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The video for &#8216;All Blessings&#8217; has been directed by native Melburnian, Liam Giuliani. Liam has proven his skills as a photographer, and besides his incredible cityscapes (<a href=\"https:\/\/liamgiuliani.com\/adventure\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">check out his photos of Tokyo in particular<\/a>), he&#8217;s also shown a talent for capturing <a href=\"https:\/\/liamgiuliani.com\/music\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">musicians performing live<\/a>. For Liam, Jordan Astra provides the perfect canvas, as it were, for his work, and he keeps the video simple, with sunny yellows, cool blues, and letting Astra dominate every frame. There&#8217;s also some lovely clips of Astra driving on the highway between Melbourne International Airport, and Bendigo, where he&#8217;s captured him lost in thought behind the wheel.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">You can find out more about Jordan Astra online on his <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jordanastra.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">official website<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.twitter.com\/wolfgangastra\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/jordanastra\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/wolfgangastra\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div><div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><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\/xsZwTZLVK0k?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-GB&#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><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Although Jordan Astra is from Toronto, Canada, the singer-songwriter is making a name for himself in Australia, where he&#8217;s found himself a base in Melbourne. His new single, &#8216;All Blessings&#8217;, is an irresistable track &#8211; dancey, catchy, and complete with bouncy synths and a brilliant vocal from Astra himself.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":44942,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[57,9,640],"tags":[18532,73,18531,673,1870,18530,18533,402,77,370,78,304,2014,81],"class_list":["post-44941","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-new-artists","category-new-releases","category-videos","tag-all-blessings","tag-australia","tag-bendigo","tag-canada","tag-hip-hop","tag-jordan-astra","tag-liam-giuliani","tag-melbourne","tag-new-release","tag-new-single","tag-singer","tag-songwriter","tag-toronto","tag-video"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5yMhl-bGR","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":24401,"url":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2016\/11\/jordan-alexander-gives-her-grandmother-a-night-to-remember-in-take-me-out-tonight\/","url_meta":{"origin":44941,"position":0},"title":"Jordan Alexander Gives Her Grandmother A Night To Remember In &#8216;Take Me Out Tonight&#8217;","author":"Lisa Hafey","date":"24\/11\/2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Toronto-based pop artist Jordan Alexander, who has been described by AfterEllen as \"the next gay pop star\", gives her grandmother a night to remember in the video for her new song, 'Take Me Out Tonight'.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;New Artists&quot;","block_context":{"text":"New Artists","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/category\/music\/new-artists\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/IMG_0662.png?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/IMG_0662.png?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/IMG_0662.png?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/IMG_0662.png?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/IMG_0662.png?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":30550,"url":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2017\/10\/30550-canadian-singer-jordan-klassen-releases-new-studio-album-big-intruder-and-announces-fall-tour\/","url_meta":{"origin":44941,"position":1},"title":"Canadian Singer Jordan Klassen Releases New Studio Album &#8216;Big Intruder&#8217; 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