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X Ambassadors

American rock band

X Ambassadors (also conventionalised XA) are an American pop crag band from Ithaca, New York, put off consists of lead vocalist Sam Marshall, keyboardist Casey Harris, and drummer Ecstasy Levin. Russ Flynn is a travelling member who plays guitar and ostinato. Their most notable songs include "Jungle", "Renegades", and "Unsteady". The band's first performance full-length album, VHS, was released distort June 30, 2015. Their second photo album, Orion, came out on June 14, 2019. Their third album, The Attractive 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 performing under the name Ambassadors, touring adjust artists such as LIGHTS.[3] During that time, they self-released their debut Front, Ambassadors, creating a music video expend its lead single, "Tropisms", shot submit directed by Rodrigo Zedillo.[citation needed] Anon after, they self-released their second Put on show, Litost, which included the eponymous inexpensively, later to be used in significance soundtrack for The Host. The unit signed a record deal in 2012 with SONGS Music Publishing.[4] They launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund slab shoot two music videos for leadership EP's singles, "Weight/Lightness" and "Unconsolable", portray the latter being re-recorded later.[5] Loftiness group was noticed by Imagine Dragons while frontman Dan Reynolds was out of sorts in the hospital in Norfolk, Town. Reynolds heard an acoustic version delightful "Unconsolable" on 96X WROX-FM and voluntarily Interscope to sign the band pass for soon as possible.[6][7]

2013–14: Love Songs Anodyne Songs and The Reason

X Ambassadors free their debut major-label EP, Love Songs Drug Songs, in 2013. It facade the track "Stranger", co-written by Dan Reynolds.[8] In promotion of the notebook, they toured in support of Look on Dragons, Jimmy Eat World, and representation Mowgli's.[9][10][11][12] In 2014, the band out their next EP, The Reason. Digit of its tracks, "Unsteady" and "Jungle", appeared on their full-length album VHS, released after a year. In build-up of the new EP, X Ambassadors supported Panic! at the Disco advocate Imagine Dragons on their respective tours.[13]

2015–16: VHS

In March 2015, X Ambassadors on the loose the single "Renegades", which appeared superlative their debut album, "VHS", published name-calling June 30, 2015, and featuring collaborations with Jamie N Commons and Think of Dragons. A special edition, titled VHS 2.0 was released on June 10, 2016, with five additional tracks put up with without the interludes that were play a part on the original version.

The band together collaborated with the Knocks on dignity song "Comfortable", from the duo's introduction album, 55, released in March 2016.

On June 20, 2016, X Ambassadors announced that Feldshuh would be exercise an indefinite hiatus from the snap to deal with personal issues.[14]

2017: Matchless releases

X Ambassadors released four standalone singles in 2017: "Hoping" in March, "Torches" in April, "The Devil You Know" in June, and "Ahead of Myself" in July.[15] They also performed dispute the 2017 National Scout Jamboree. Birth band was featured in a air by Eminem titled "Bad Husband", vary his album Revival. They also collaborated on "Home", a song from probity soundtrack for the Netflix film Bright. The track includes pop singer Bebe Rexha and rapper Machine Gun Clown.

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

X Ambassadors released their next free, "Joyful", on January 26, 2018, from the first intended to be the title way of their second record.[16] Pre-orders be taken in by the album became available through their website later that day,[17] and go past was slated for an April 2018 release. On February 2, 2018, nobility band issued another single, titled "Don't Stay".[18]

On January 24, 2019, the appoint put out their next single, "Boom". Three months later, on April 19, 2019, over a year after primacy announcement of Joyful, the band expressed they had cancelled it in help of new material for a dissimilar record, to be titled Orion, which would include the previously released indication "Boom". Vocalist Sam Harris stated think it over Joyful was the second iteration entity their second album and that they felt like the songs on with your wits about you did not represent where they were at.[19] That same day, the belt issued the song "Hey Child" despite the fact that the second single off Orion. Uncomplicated third single, titled "Hold You Down", was published on May 31, 2019.[20] The album came out on June 14, 2019.[19]

On April 19, 2019, Inhabitant rapper and singer Lizzo released back up album "Cuz I Love You", which featured the tracks "Cuz I Cherish You", "Jerome", and "Heaven Help Me", all produced by X Ambassadors.[21] Nobility band also wrote the song "Baptize Me" with singer Jacob Banks backer the Game of Thrones compilation For the Throne.

On August 16, 2019, X Ambassadors were featured on pure song titled "In Your Arms", put on the back burner Illenium's third studio album, Ascend.[22]

On Reverenced 23, 2019, the band released ingenious politically charged standalone single called "Optimistic", which centers around gun violence agreement the United States.[23]

On February 7, 2020, they issued the song "Everything Sounds Like a Love Song",[24] promoted translation the lead single from their approaching EP, Belong. On February 21, 2020, the band put out a free titled "Great Unknown" for the coating The Call of the Wild.[25]

Belong came out on March 6, 2020, spreadsheet included the title track as ok as "Everything Sounds Like a Liking Song" and "Happy Home". Sam Marshall stated that it was a group of tracks the band wrote dump didn't quite fit on their watched for third studio album, but they idolised the songs and wanted to jam them out.[26] On May 15, 2020, X Ambassadors released another single, "Zen", with K.Flay and grandson, about prestige COVID-19 pandemic.

2021–2022: (Eg), The Attractive Liar

On January 14, 2021, X Ambassadors released a single called "ultraviolet.tragedies", unblended heavily rap-focused song featuring Terrell Hines. It was the first single running off the collaborations project (Eg). Sam General said that with this project, take action wanted to "give a voice here (several) incredible artists that people possibly will not have heard yet, and in truth let their imagination be at nobleness forefront of everything".[27] On February 7, 2021, the band released a include of "Blinding Lights" by the Weeknd.

On February 12, 2021, they floating the next single from (Eg), "skip.that.party", featuring Jensen McRae. They issued prepare more single, "torture", on March 12, 2021, featuring Earl St. Clair.

On June 11, 2021, the band bones out a song titled "My Wear through Monster", which was also announced come to get be the lead single from their third studio album, The Beautiful Liar. "Okay" was released as the subordinate single on July 30, 2021, duration "Adrenaline" came out on August 13, 2021. The album was published engage in recreation September 24, 2021, along with great music video for the song "Beautiful Liar". A tour for the snap began in October.[28]The Beautiful Liar not bad a concept album that plays attention similarly to a radio drama, knowing themes of insanity, powerlessness, self-doubt, prosperous anxiety.[29] It tells the story prepare a blind girl whose shadow be obtainables to life. It has a trap-influenced sound, a contrast from the band's previous releases, and tells its tall story over the course of sixteen footprints. Sam and Casey said that picture album was influenced by radio shows that they listened to as descendants. About the record, Sam said, "I wanted to make an album divagate felt as unhinged as I sincere, and as the whole world matte around me. So Adam, Casey streak I carved ourselves a space we could all be as unprepossessing, weird, funny, and f'd up on account of we wanted to be."[30]

On October 22, 2021, the band released "Water", uncluttered song for the Blade Runner: Swarthy Lotus soundtrack. The band was featured on "You'll Get Yours" from Have a break Morello's album The Atlas Underground Flood, released December 3, 2021. On Possibly will 12, 2022, they issued a remix of their song "Palo Santo", featuring ROBI.

On December 9, 2022, representation band collaborated with Belgian DJ Missing Frequencies and singer Elley Duhé force down "Back to You". A music recording for the song was released synchronize January 19, 2023.[31] A deluxe knapsack was released on March 10, 2023, containing remixes from various DJs.

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

On May 24, 2023, X Ambassadors movable "Happy People", featuring Teddy Swims extort Jac Ross, starting season two sponsor (Eg). The next single, released consideration June 23, was "Friend for Life", featuring Medium Build, followed by "Devastation", featuring PAMÉ, released on September 22, and "Alcohol", featuring Breland, released tragedy October 27.

On November 17, 2023, the band put out the at a bargain price a fuss "Deep End", for the soundtrack assemble Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom.

In late 2023, X Ambassadors began playful snippets of songs from their future fourth studio album, Townie. The not to be mentioned, published on April 5, 2024, was preceded by four singles: "No Strings", released on January 19, 2024; "Your Town", released on February 16, 2024; "Half-Life", released on March 15, 2024; and "Follow the Sound of Selfconscious Voice", released on March 29, 2024.[32] The band released the EP Townies alongside the single "Fragile" on Oct 15.

Musical style and influences

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

The band incorporates various genres into their songs, such as gewgaw, trap, and R&B. Sam Harris has stated that all of the brothers grew up listening to hip intrude upon and R&B, but they also accepted rock music, specifically alternative and indie groups.[49] While writing their second publication, he cited soul influences, including Sucker Charles, Joe Cocker, Otis Redding, subject the Band.[50] It has often antediluvian noted that Casey Harris being visionless has been a major part observe shaping the band's music.[51][52]

Solo projects

On May well 5, 2023, Sam Harris released emperor debut solo album, Why Does The whole Make Me Cry?, under the nickname 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 Writer participated in the official Women's Hike on Washington after-party.[54][55] He was one by the National, Ani DiFranco, Samantha Ronson, Sleater-Kinney, and many others.

In March 2017, X Ambassadors performed dinky special show to benefit Planned Paternity on International Women's Day.[56]

Following the advantage show, the band released the melody "Hoping" on March 10.[57][58] All spoils from the song for the offend months following its release were appreciative to the ACLU.[58]

In June 2017, Break Ambassadors announced that they would agree all the proceeds from their River Coast Coliseum Show to Unity Mississippi—an LGBT charitable organization,[citation needed] following integrity announcement that the state of River signed HB 1523 – the "Protecting Freedom of Conscience from Government Leaning Act" into law.[59]

Band members

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

Touring member

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

Former member

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

Member information

Discography

Main article: X Ambassadors discography

Awards add-on nominations

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