The Drop: X Ambassadors
53m
Ahead of the release of their 2019 album, ORION, the GRAMMY Museum welcomed X Ambassadors to the Museum’s Clive Davis Theater on June 10, 2019 for an intimate program celebrating their new album. X Ambassadors' debut platinum selling album VHS saw the band transition from Ithaca alt-rockers and Brooklyn indie scene outsiders, to Billboard stalwarts. The album was an intimate insight into Sam Harris and his brother Casey Harris’ youth studded with audio snippets from home movies, and early recording sessions and sound checks. With it, came the genre-defining hits “Unsteady” and “Renegades,” a three-year global touring odyssey and a string of high-profile festival performances. Harris’ songwriting became increasingly personal, resulting in the shattering, shimmering 2018 singles “JOYFUL” and “Don’t Stay,” followed by a North American headline tour. In 2019, X Ambassadors released “BOOM,” a quick-fire anthem for emphatic recovery and personal revolutions, along with the new track “HEY CHILD.” While finishing up their album ORION, working closely with producer Ricky Reed, the band branched out and began writing and producing for others. The band co-wrote and produced three songs on Lizzo’s 2019 album including the title track “Cuz I Love You” and lead singer/songwriter Sam Harris wrote and produced eight songs for the For The Throne - Music Inspired By The HBO Series Game Of Thrones soundtrack.