Miss Me Yet… Now? (Deluxe) Jastin Martin

• 1 Miss Me Yet? 02:54
• 2 Up 02:06
• 3 Wait Up 02:51
• 4 Do Right (Interlude) 01:48
• 5 Weird 03:04
• 6 W.A.I.D./Nothing 02:35
• 7 S.O.M.S. (Still Owe Me Something) 02:02
• 8 Ends 03:25
• 9 Celebration 02:15
• 10 Closure (Outro) 02:00
• 11 Miss Me Yet? (Remix) 03:48
• 12 Up (Remix) 03:23
• 13 Do Right (Remix) 02:59
• 14 Running From Love 01:51
• 15 Mean Well 02:52
• 16 Right My Wrongs 02:31
• Total Runtime 42:24

Info for Miss Me Yet… Now? (Deluxe)

Jastin Martin, the minimalist trap-soul singer-songwriter, producer and emerging soulful voice from Houston, Texas, responds to the multitude of fans who have rallied behind her debut album Miss Me Yet?, with the release of MISS ME YET…NOW? DELUXE EDITION.

Jastin’s original 10-song album, Miss Me Yet?, which included the breakout title track single “Miss Me Yet?” has now been expanded with a bevy of new material. In addition to “Mean Well,” bonus tracks include “Miss Me Yet” featuring Eric Bellinger; “Up” featuring Sammie; “Do Right” featuring Raheem Devaughn; and “Running From Love.” (Please see track listing below.)

Jastin was featured in the first episode of 2024, of the New York Times Popcast podcast, hosted by Jon Caramanica and Joe Coscarelli. Jon mentions “…it’s low fi… it feels very rhythmic…very minimal…She has a really beautiful voice, she spaces out her words in a way that I find really satisfying…I heard someone doing something so out of character from everything around it, it was hard not to pay attention…and then to add to the fact that I think she’s good. Obviously really exciting.”

Miss Me Yet?, released August 2023, gathered millions of streams, and reams of tastemaker applause. Her hometown Houston Life featured Jastin and praised how “she showcases her vulnerability and versatility as a singer, instrumentalist, and producer.” YouKnowIGotSoul described the album as “ten tracks that demonstrate the unparalleled intimacy of her approach.” AllHipHop put it best, “Clocking in at 10 tracks, the project perfectly showcases her minimalist approach, giving fans a front row seat into her world over evocative instrumentation.”

Critical acclaim was also heaped on “Miss Me Yet?” the title track single. Rated R&B wrote, “Against a twinkling production, Martin sings about being romantically misled after a promising suitor didn’t keep up their end of the deal with doing right by her heart.” CHRON. proclaimed, “Her sound is intimate and minimalist, fusing the vulnerability of rhythm and blues with the smoky cadence of neo soul, the urgent pathos of trap music, and the syncopated rhythms of Afrobeats.” YouKnowIGotSoul hailed the track as “positive and breezy.”

“…it’s low fi… it feels very rhythmic…very minimal…She has a really beautiful voice, she spaces out her words in a way that I find really satisfying…I heard someone doing something so out of character from everything around it, it was hard not to pay attention…and then to add to the fact that I think she’s good. Obviously really exciting.” (Jon Caramanica, NY Times Popcast)

Jastin Martin

Jastin Martin
Martin’s minimalist trap-soul transports you straight to her Houston bedroom—one of the few intimate spaces she writes and records her evocative tell-alls. The self-taught singer-songwriter and producer rarely goes a day without creating something—a slippery beat, a shrewd lyric, a silvery guitar line. She’s been writing songs since age nine, and her consistent work ethic has taken her from the dorms of Louisiana’s Grambling State University to Houston’s freewheeling open mics to Def Jam’s star-studded roster.

With breakout tracks “Again” and “Reassurance,” her soft-spoken sultriness and hard-hitting candidness struck a chord online. Riding that momentum, she’s now putting the finishing touches on her vibrant, rich debut album, Miss Me Yet?, a collection of all-new songs that show off her vulnerability and versatility.

Born and raised in Houston, Martin got her best music education at home. Her family had wide-ranging interests: Her grandfather turned her on to Bob Marley and Brooks & Dunn, her mom to Lenny Kravitz and Evanescence, and her Louisiana grandmother to zydeco. In school, she cycled through a range of instruments, from the violin to the piano. At 15, she recorded her first song in a studio and was hooked. “On my 16th birthday, all I wanted to do was go to the studio,” she says. “I just never stopped.” While at Grambling, she would fly to Ohio on the weekends to record at a studio with a local producer, until her mom bought her a full recording setup of her own. Soon, music began to take her over. At 20, Martin picked up the guitar and eventually taught herself how to produce.

Since 2016, she’s been diligently posting original songs online, organically building a loyal following with her hushed, guitar-lined confessions, like “Again,” a soulful take-down directed at a lying love interest that she wrote in a mere 30 minutes in her car. “My writing is so detailed that I wouldn’t have to tell anyone a song is about them—they would know it,” she says. That sincerity is all over Martin’s Instagram and TikTok, where she deconstructs her songs and offers valuable life advice, too.

While Martin is very much an independent artist, she’s grown more comfortable with collaborating—especially with producers she’s long looked up to, some of whose credits will be on her debut album. Working with others has helped inspire her to make bolder decisions in the studio. “I’m doing things I never did before—hitting super high notes, singing crazy things, letting all those inspirations from childhood come through.”

Still, Martin’s process remains pure and organic, whether she’s writing lyrics at the local park or figuring out a melody to a guitar loop from her rooftop complex. “I’ll even cry sometimes when I’m just writing and playing my guitar at the park. It’s a feeling of emotion like no other,” she admits. That rawness translates into moody, silky neo-soul that’s as cathartic for her as it is comforting to listeners. “If I’m gonna give something of myself,” she says, “I might as well give all of it.”

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