Astoria State Continues Their Growth With Hard-Driving Track & Video “Leave It To Me”

Astoria State are continuing the momentum they have been building throughout 2021 with hard-driving new track “Leave It To Me” as they open for The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus on tour across the U.S. The song has caught the attention of curators everywhere, with adds to key streaming service playlists including Spotify New Noise, All New Rock and Loudwire Weekly Wire; Apple Music Breaking Hard Rock and New In Rock; and Pandora New Rock Now and The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus Radio.

The band’s Danny Resnick says “Leave It To Me” is just a good, old fashion rock song. It has these light verses that are very friendly and seem chipper though they serve almost as more of a confessional, or at least the reflections of someone who is beaten but not broken. This ‘confessional’ takes you through the roller coaster of emotions about defeat, self-doubt, criticism, apathy and hopelessness. However it winds right back up with this boost of confidence, self-assuredness, resolve, and an unbreakable mindset: We get knocked down, but we’re never out - We get up and try again. I’m gonna brush the dust off, lick my wounds, leave it behind and try again”.

He continues: “The bottom line is in life, we all lose and we all fail at times – everyone can feel defeated sometimes, depressed, inadequate. But what we do with those thoughts, how we react to them, and how we respond to them is what truly defines us. As long as we reflect, grow, and learn from it then it all works out in the end”. The track was produced by The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus’ Ron Winter.

The “Leave It To Me” video was shot in a desolate but beautiful area of Hemet, California by Sean Sweetman of Sweetman Media, on the same location as the “Nobody Knows” video shoot. It’s actually a prequel to the “Nobody Knows” video, and will give the viewers a little more insight as to where the crate came from, and why it must be buried. Resnick says "Filming was so much fun and our director Sean did a fantastic job capturing the cinematic landscape views of this area. The "Nobody Knows" video starts at dusk, whereas "Leave It To Me" takes place earlier that day, so filming in the day time we were able to get some really cool shots of the scenery and drone footage of the truck scenes".

He continues "Funny enough, we were filming the intro scene as the truck comes flying out of the desert at 100 mph and the drone is flying very low directly towards it. We didn’t realize it was in fact TOO LOW, and headed for a collision. There was a slight dip in the road (not sure if you can tell on the music video) and the truck hit that dip in the road JUST as it almost collided with the drone… Thankfully because of that it missed crashing by inches. In the end we got a great shot so it’s fun to look back at that and remember how scared we all were for a quick moment".

“Leave It To Me” is the follow up to Astoria State’s successful debut single “Nobody Knows” that landed placements on Spotify’s New Noise, Loudwire Weekly Wire, Planet Mosh & GigSoup Rock Playlists, along with Apple Music Breaking Hard Rock and Pandora Amp Fresh Cuts Radio. They received early press accolades from Medium, Tinnitist Blog and were named a “Must-Watch Band for 2021” by Substream Magazine. The band will be on tour with The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus through 2022.

TRJA – “Don’t You Fake It” 15th Anniversary Tour (Astoria State Opening)

Thursday, 8/26 - Southside Music Hall – Dallas, TX

Friday, 8/27 – Ayva Center / Endless Summer Nights Festival – Houston, TX

Saturday, 8/28 - Come and Take It Live – Austin, TX

Sunday, 8/29 - 89th Street – Oklahoma City, OK

Thursday, 9/2 – Outland Ballroom – Springfield, MO

Saturday, 9/4 – Emerson Theater – Indianapolis, IN

Sunday, 9/5 – The Stache – Grand Rapids, MI

Thursday, 9/9 - The Annex – Madison, WI

Friday, 9/10 - The Forge – Joliet, IL

Saturday, 9/11 - Apollo Theatre - Belvidere, IL

Sunday, 9/12 - The Shelter - Detroit, MI

Wednesday, 9/15 - The Foundry - Lakewood, OH

Thursday, 9/16 - Skully’s Music Diner - Columbus, OH

Friday, 9/17- Legends Bar and Venue - Cincinnati, OH

Saturday, 9/18- Uprise Festival - Shippensburg, PA

Thursday, 9/30- Jergel’s Rhythm Grille – Warrendale (Pittsburgh), PA

Friday, 10/1- The Brooklyn Monarch - New York City, NY

Saturday, 10/2 – Debonair Music Hall - Stanhope, NJ

Sunday, 10/3 - Montage Music Hall - Rochester, NY

Thursday, 10/7 - Canal Club - Richmond, VA

Friday, 10/8 – Hooligans - Jacksonville, NC

Saturday, 10/9 - Ground Zero - Spartansburg, SC

Sunday, 10/10 - Diamond Concert Hall - Louisville, KY

Thursday, 10/14 - Black Sheep - Colorado Springs, CO

Friday, 10/15 - Marquis Theater - Denver, CO

Wednesday, 12/1 - Full Circle Brewing - Fresno, CA

Thursday, 12/2 - Brick & Mortar Music Hall - San Francisco, CA

Friday, 12/3 - Virginia Street Brewhouse - Reno, NV

Saturday, 12/4 - Goldfield Trading Post/Roseville - Sacramento, CA

Sunday, 12/5 - Catalyst Atrium - Santa Cruz, CA

Wednesday, 12/8 - Nile Theatre - Phoenix, AZ

Thursday, 12/9 – 1933 - Bakersfield, CA

Friday, 12/10 - Brick by Brick - San Diego, CA

Saturday, 12/11 - House of Blues/Parish – Anaheim, CA

Sunday, 12/12 – 1720 - Los Angeles, CA

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Astoria State is

Danny Resnick (Lead vocals, Guitar)

Jesse Carroll (Guitar)

Cameron Horst (Bass Guitar)

Joel McDonald (Drums)

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