NEAR TRUTHS: REALIGNMENT AND RECOGNITION
Underscoring the year's biggest stories (11/19a)
NEAR TRUTHS: THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM
Nervous time in the music biz and beyond. (11/16a)
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NOW WHAT?
We have no fucking idea.
COUNTRY'S NEWEST DISRUPTOR
Three chords and some truth you may not be ready for.
AI IS ALREADY EATING YOUR LUNCH
The kids can tell the difference... for now.
WHO'S BUYING THE DRINKS?
That's what we'd like to know.
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WHAT IT IS: For these buzzing musicians, an unshakable sense of brotherhood has long shaped the sound and spirit of the band. Growing up in small-town upstate New York, frontman Sam Harris, his brother Casey and childhood friend Noah Feldshuh bonded over an obsessive love for punk, rock & roll, soul and hip-hop. After graduating high school and decamping to New York City, the trio joined up with drummer Adam Levin—a move that helped X Ambassadors solidify their sound into a groove-fueled take on alt/pop.
ALBUM: VHS
RELEASE DATE: 6/23
SINGLE: “Renegades”
TV: Fallon week of 6/22; huge look via Jeep campaign
LIVE: Select headline dates in May; June dates with Andrew McMahon; July/Aug. dates with Milky Chance; fests include Big Guava, Summerstage, Edgefest Summer Concert Series, Pinelands
RADIO: #13 on the Alt radio chart (debuted at #36), #1 Most Added
PRESS: Forbes, Spin, Teen Vogue, Pigeons and Planes, Pitchfork, Rolling Stone
BOOKING: David Galea/The Agency Group
PUBLISHING: SONGS
MANAGEMENT: Seth Kallen/This Fiction