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Bitersweet

by ASTAA

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1.
Oh, you know the summer’s over
 I was never good with closure,
 But this chapter is finally over,
 And I’m working on my breathing,
 Working on just being and believing in the chaos of this freedom, Oh, oh, oh I And I’m confidently confused, won’t pretend I know what to do, Only bad habit I kicked is you,
 But I already feel renewed,
 Nothing you could ever say, that would ever make me stay Stay, you know
 We were always a losing game,
 Now there’s nobody left to
 Blame,
 Oh, you know I cannot wait till the day, Where I forget your
 name I’m turning over new leaves, i can’t be or give you what you want from me oh, oh, oh,
 I take a step at a time,
 moving slow so i don’t override, you know I’m tired Nothing you could ever say, that would ever make me stay, Stay, you know
 We were always a losing game, Now there’s nobody left to
 Blame,
 You know I cannot wait till the day, Where I forget your
 name Now, there’s no one left to blame I’m burning bridges so I don’t burn out,
 But we both know you tore it to the ground, I don’t forgive, I just forget
 nothing you could ever say,
 that would ever make Stay, you know
 We were always a losing game,
 Now there’s nobody left to
 Blame,
 Oh, you know I cannot wait till the day, Where I forget your
 name
2.
Feel It All 03:54
I’ve been dreaming wide awake
 parts of me i tried to shake still remain
 i can’t stay in one place or state of mind for more than a while always losing sight moving on despite,
 these red warning signs have i gone colorblind, feels like i’m dying, i think i’m just bored again, oh, I get caught in my emotions
 can’t help but feel it all,
 i try to let you in
 you know I just can’t focus,
 and i’m tired of being tired of being tired of being, this confused running again, beginning to think, I*ve become my worst enemy Holding onto lies,
 you told me, never listen to yourself at night I fall in the deep end,
 i’m not waving, but drowning, you would think, by now
 I’d learned to swim I’m losing sight
 Moving on despite,
 these red warning signs, have i gone colorblind feels like i’m dying, i think i’m just bored again oh, I get caught in my emotions
 can’t help but feel it all,
 i try to let you in
 you know I just can’t focus,
 and i’m tired of being tired of being tired of being, this confused running again, beginning to think, I’ve become my worst enemy Wish I could explain, pathways in my brain they narrowed down again,
 for better or for worse all my blessings’s cursed feel it all 
 and i’m in this till the end oh, I get caught in my emotions
 can’t help but feel it all,
 i try to let you in
 you know I just can’t focus,
 and i’m tired of being tired of being tired of being, this confused running again, beginning to think, I’ve become my worst enemy
3.
Collusion 03:37
I get bored too often,
 I know you do too, 
 Life’s got a grip on me, 
 We got nothing to lose 
 I’m suffocating slowly 
 Here without you,
 
 Late nights reminiscing, 
 my times with you Why don’t we run away, 
 I think I’m going insane, 
 I see no reason to stay, We could be in collusion,
 A million miles away,
 From everyone who told us we should to stay, 
 We could fight this illusion,
 
 Everybody’s safe,
 From all the games they’re trying to make us play 
 Because I talk too much,
 
 People they think they know me, 
 But you’ve just seen the surface, 
 of all my colorful thoughts How can boredom be healthy, 
 when I can feel it kill me,
 
 I need some air, please help me, 
 Can you set me free?
 
 Why don’t we run away, 
 I think I’m going insane,
 I see no reason to stay,
 
 We could be in collusion,
 A million miles away,
 From everyone who told us we should to stay, 
 We could fight this illusion, 
 Everybody’s safe,
 From all the games, they’re trying to make us 
 You’ve should’ve seen it coming
 
 I can’t commit to something,
 If I don’t really love it,
 Just a perfect disaster,
 Something to look right after,
 
 I’ll fight the world, before I’ll fight you 
 collusion,
 A million miles away,
 From everyone that’s trying to make us stay,
 We could fight this illusion,
 
 Everybody’s safe,
 From all the games they’re trying to make us play 
 we could be in collusion, uhuh,
 i’ll fight the world before i fight you
4.
I feel like driving my car into the ocean, robbing a bank or causing an explosion,
 and i find no solace in your words,
 believe me i tried but i just can’t make it work everybody knows all the rules,
 and i already lost, but i try to act cool, fuck it i’m losing my shit, I feel like driving my car into the ocean, robbing a bank or causing an explosion life is encrypted in code,
 baby my system’s in overload, 
 I dream of sunsets and purple rain,
 but i only feel mixtures of beige and greys, I know you say problems they stay,
 but fuck it i just feel like boarding a plane, to paris or la, I feel like driving my car into the ocean, robbing a bank or causing an explosion Cause baby my system’s in overload

about

With her debut EP ‘Bittersweet’ we dive further into ASTAA’s musical universe. Here you’re met with dark vocals, dramatic synths and a distorted guitar. It’s a collection of songs, not easily summarized by one genre, but by the dramatic, mysterious manner in which ASTAA depicts everyday feelings.


Her lyrics explore fleeting friendships, feelings of overstimulation and self care. The EP is an open invitation into ASTAA’s brain. The good, the bad and the bittersweet. Besides the two singles ‘Feel It All’ and ‘Collusion’, the EP also includes the tor new tracks ‘System Overload’ and ‘Forget Your Name’-

“System overload” describes the feeling of overstimulation mixed with restlessness. The lyrics describe being stuck in your own head without being able to keep up with the outside world. It’s a song that is every bit as angry as it is full of melancholy. The production of the song dives into the anger of the song and enhances it.

“Forget your name” is a hope for the future. The song is about the happiness it brings to realize that there are some people in your life you never have to see again. It's an attempt to give up people pleasing. But it is also a song about self care. 


ASTAA elaborates:

“I realized I held onto a lot of anger towards people who no longer had any influence on my life. The line, “I’m burning bridges, so I don’t burn out”, sums it up perfectly for me.”

credits

released March 8, 2024

Lyrics & Music by Asta Gaustad

Arrangement by Asta Gaustad & Valentin Kruse

ASTAA is:

Asta Gaustad - vocals & programming
 


Add. Musician:

Valentin Kruse - guitar (#3)

 

Produced & mixed by Valentin Kruse

Mastered by Frederik Brandt Jakobsen

Recorded in Blind Boy Recording Studio, Copenhagen (DK)

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ASTAA Denmark

Behind the moniker ASTAA we find the 20-year-old wunderkind Asta Gaustad from Langeland, who has been making waves in the Danish underground for a few years. She has already performed at SPOT Festival and Hotel Cecil.

ASTAA produces and writes all her music herself and combines soulful pop with electronic productions.
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