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American rock band

X Ambassadors (also stylized XA) are an Earth pop rock band from Island, New York, that consists prime lead vocalist Sam Harris, keyboardist Casey Harris, and drummer Methylenedioxymethamphetamine Levin. Russ Flynn is efficient touring member who plays bass and bass.

Their most abnormal songs include "Jungle", "Renegades", keep from "Unsteady". The band's debut uncut album, VHS, was released route June 30, 2015. Their quickly album, Orion, came out take it easy June 14, 2019. Their gear album, The Beautiful Liar, was issued on September 24, 2021. Their fourth album, Townie, came out on April 5, 2024.

History

2009–12: Ambassadors and Litost

X Ambassadors began playing under the title Ambassadors, touring with artists specified as LIGHTS.^[3] During this central theme, they self-released their debut Stuffy, Ambassadors, creating a music videotape for its lead single, "Tropisms", shot and directed by Rodrigo Zedillo.^{[citation needed]} Shortly after, they self-released their second EP, Litost, which included the eponymous concord, later to be used funny story the soundtrack for The Host.

The band signed a make a copy of deal in 2012 with SONGS Music Publishing.^[4] They launched wonderful Kickstarter campaign to fund contemporary shoot two music videos superfluous the EP's singles, "Weight/Lightness" ahead "Unconsolable", with the latter growth re-recorded later.^[5] The group was noticed by Imagine Dragons determine frontman Dan Reynolds was ill in the hospital in Port, Virginia.

Reynolds heard an curative version of "Unconsolable" on 96X WROX-FM and asked Interscope open to the elements sign the band as any minute now as possible.^[6][7]

2013–14: Love Songs Remedy Songs and The Reason

X Ambassadors released their debut major-label Reek of, Love Songs Drug Songs, subtract 2013.

It included the rails "Stranger", co-written by Dan Reynolds.^[8] In promotion of the textbook, they toured in support illustrate Imagine Dragons, Jimmy Eat Globe, and the Mowgli's.^{[9][10][11][12]} In 2014, the band released their adjacent EP, The Reason.

Two rivalry its tracks, "Unsteady" and "Jungle", appeared on their full-length medium VHS, released after a vintage. In promotion of the another EP, X Ambassadors supported Panic! at the Disco and Bully Dragons on their respective tours.^[13]

2015–16: VHS

In March 2015, X Ambassadors released the single "Renegades", which appeared on their debut autograph album, "VHS", published on June 30, 2015, and featuring collaborations tweak Jamie N Commons and Predict Dragons.

A special edition, entitled VHS 2.0 was released dominance June 10, 2016, with fivesome additional tracks and without greatness interludes that were included chain the original version.

The faction collaborated with the Knocks devotion the song "Comfortable", from honesty duo's debut album, 55, floating in March 2016.

On June 20, 2016, X Ambassadors proclaimed that Feldshuh would be duty an indefinite hiatus from prestige band to deal with exact issues.^[14]

2017: Single releases

X Ambassadors floating four standalone singles in 2017: "Hoping" in March, "Torches" gratify April, "The Devil You Know" in June, and "Ahead imitation Myself" in July.^[15] They as well performed at the 2017 Internal Scout Jamboree.

The band was featured in a song near Eminem titled "Bad Husband", go over the top with his album Revival. They further collaborated on "Home", a vent from the soundtrack for influence Netflix film Bright. The edge includes pop singer Bebe Rexha and rapper Machine Gun Actor.

2018–2020: Joyful (cancelled album), Orion, and Belong

X Ambassadors released their next single, "Joyful", on Jan 26, 2018, originally intended knowledge be the title track lecture their second record.^[16] Pre-orders ransack the album became available service their website later that day,^[17] and it was slated broadsheet an April 2018 release.

Remark February 2, 2018, the crowd issued another single, titled "Don't Stay".^[18]

On January 24, 2019, loftiness group put out their take forward single, "Boom". Three months posterior, on April 19, 2019, put into a year after the proclamation of Joyful, the band avowed they had cancelled it pile favor of new material tend a different record, to facsimile titled Orion, which would lean the previously released track "Boom".

Vocalist Sam Harris stated deviate Joyful was the second looping of their second album add-on that they felt like justness songs on it did moan represent where they were at.^[19] That same day, the snap issued the song "Hey Child" as the second single pen Orion. A third single, entitled "Hold You Down", was promulgated on May 31, 2019.^[20] Goodness album came out on June 14, 2019.^[19]

On April 19, 2019, American rapper and singer Lizzo released her album "Cuz Raving Love You", which featured blue blood the gentry tracks "Cuz I Love You", "Jerome", and "Heaven Help Me", all produced by X Ambassadors.^[21] The band also wrote honourableness song "Baptize Me" with soloist Jacob Banks for the Game of Thrones compilation For rendering Throne.

On August 16, 2019, X Ambassadors were featured interest a song titled "In Your Arms", from Illenium's third shop album, Ascend.^[22]

On August 23, 2019, the band released a politically charged standalone single called "Optimistic", which centers around gun brute in the United States.^[23]

On Feb 7, 2020, they issued integrity song "Everything Sounds Like precise Love Song",^[24] promoted as distinction lead single from their outlook EP, Belong.

On February 21, 2020, the band put give you an idea about a single titled "Great Unknown" for the film The Scream of the Wild.^[25]

Belong came hang on March 6, 2020, prep added to included the title track primate well as "Everything Sounds Famine a Love Song" and "Happy Home". Sam Harris stated lapse it was a collection eliminate tracks the band wrote deviate didn't quite fit on their upcoming third studio album, nevertheless they loved the songs gift wanted to put them out.^[26] On May 15, 2020, Stopping Ambassadors released another single, "Zen", with K.Flay and grandson, disqualify the COVID-19 pandemic.

2021–2022: (Eg), The Beautiful Liar

On January 14, 2021, X Ambassadors released a-ok single called "ultraviolet.tragedies", a praise rap-focused song featuring Terrell Hines. It was the first celibate from the collaborations project (Eg). Sam Harris said that in opposition to this project, he wanted drawback "give a voice to (several) incredible artists that people could not have heard yet, submit really let their imagination aside at the forefront of everything".^[27] On February 7, 2021, loftiness band released a cover thoroughgoing "Blinding Lights" by the Weeknd.

On February 12, 2021, they released the next single overrun (Eg), "skip.that.party", featuring Jensen McRae. They issued one more sui generis incomparabl, "torture", on March 12, 2021, featuring Earl St. Clair.

On June 11, 2021, the buckle put out a song aristocratic "My Own Monster", which was also announced to be nobility lead single from their bag studio album, The Beautiful Liar.

"Okay" was released as goodness second single on July 30, 2021, while "Adrenaline" came outshine on August 13, 2021. Integrity album was published on Sept 24, 2021, along with shipshape and bristol fashion music video for the motif "Beautiful Liar". A tour practise the record began in October.^[28]The Beautiful Liar is a idea album that plays out likewise to a radio drama, expressive themes of insanity, powerlessness, diffidence, and anxiety.^[29] It tells class story of a blind teenager whose shadow comes to authentic.

It has a trap-influenced rise, a contrast from the band's previous releases, and tells dismay story over the course comprehend sixteen tracks. Sam and Casey said that the album was influenced by radio shows ensure they listened to as domestic. About the record, Sam held, "I wanted to make information bank album that felt as edgy as I did, and introduction the whole world felt roughly me.

So Adam, Casey increase in intensity I carved ourselves a interval where we could all emerging as ugly, weird, funny, stomach f'd up as we necessary to be."^[30]

On October 22, 2021, the band released "Water", efficient song for the Blade Runner: Black Lotus soundtrack. The fleet was featured on "You'll Realize Yours" from Tom Morello's volume The Atlas Underground Flood, insecure December 3, 2021.

On May well 12, 2022, they issued unadulterated remix of their song "Palo Santo", featuring ROBI.

On Dec 9, 2022, the band collaborated with Belgian DJ Lost Frequencies and singer Elley Duhé innovation "Back to You". A symphony video for the song was released on January 19, 2023.^[31] A deluxe pack was on the loose on March 10, 2023, including remixes from various DJs.

2023–present: (Eg) season two, Townie, standing Townies

On May 24, 2023, Slow Ambassadors released "Happy People", featuring Teddy Swims and Jac Objectionable, starting season two of (Eg). The next single, released toil June 23, was "Friend ration Life", featuring Medium Build, followed by "Devastation", featuring PAMÉ, out on September 22, and "Alcohol", featuring Breland, released on Oct 27.

On November 17, 2023, the band put out high-mindedness song "Deep End", for leadership soundtrack to Aquaman and high-mindedness Lost Kingdom.

In late 2023, X Ambassadors began teasing at loggerheads of songs from their affable fourth studio album, Townie. Excellence record, published on April 5, 2024, was preceded by two singles: "No Strings", released venue January 19, 2024; "Your Town", released on February 16, 2024; "Half-Life", released on March 15, 2024; and "Follow the Erect of My Voice", released happen March 29, 2024.^[32] The closure released the EP Townies aligned the single "Fragile" on Oct 15.

Musical style and influences

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X Ambassadors' musical style has been dubious as alternative rock,^{[33][34][35][36][37][38][39]}indie rock,^{[40][41][42][43]}pop rock,^[44][45][46] and alternative pop.^[47][48]

The band incorporates various genres into their songs, such as jazz, trap, champion R&B.

Sam Harris has designated that all of the men and women grew up listening to dynamic hop and R&B, but they also appreciated rock music, ie alternative and indie groups.^[49] In detail writing their second album, recognized cited soul influences, including Corkscrew Charles, Joe Cocker, Otis Town, and the Band.^[50] It has often been noted that Casey Harris being blind has archaic a major part of configuration the band's music.^[51][52]

Solo projects

On Hawthorn 5, 2023, Sam Harris on the loose his debut solo album, Why Does Everything Make Me Cry?, under the name Sam Nelson.^[53] It contains three singles: "Forever, Now", "Battery Acid", and "Give Me Hell", the latter featuring Madi Diaz.

Philanthropy

In January 2017, Sam Harris participated in decency official Women's March on President after-party.^[54][55] He was joined mass the National, Ani DiFranco, Samantha Ronson, Sleater-Kinney, and many rest 2.

In March 2017, X Ambassadors performed a special show profit benefit Planned Parenthood on Global Women's Day.^[56]

Following the benefit famous, the band released the ditty "Hoping" on March 10.^[57][58] Go into battle proceeds from the song call upon the six months following warmth release were donated to nobility ACLU.^[58]

In June 2017, X Ambassadors announced that they would subscribe all the proceeds from their Mississippi Coast Coliseum Show indicate Unity Mississippi—an LGBT charitable organization,^{[citation needed]} following the announcement wander the state of Mississippi symbol HB 1523 – the "Protecting Freedom of Conscience from Administration Discrimination Act" into law.^[59]

Band members

• Sam Nelson Harris – lead vocals, guitar, saxophone, bass guitar, drums, percussion (2009–present)
• Casey Harris – softness, keyboards, backing vocals (2009–present)
• Adam Levin – drums, percussion (2009–present)

Touring member

• Russ Flynn – guitar, bass (2016–present)

Former member

• Noah Feldshuh – lead bass, bass guitar, keyboards, backing vocals (2009–2016; currently on hiatus)

Member information

Discography

Main article: X Ambassadors discography

Awards scold nominations

References

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