X AMBASSADORS – SINGLE REVIEW

X Ambassadors – Hold You Down (KIDinaKORNER/Interscope Records) 
X Ambassadors - Hold You Down

Release Date: Out Now

Just when I thought my relationship with X Ambassadors couldn’t reach any higher heights they go and bring out ‘Hold You Down’ and I’m just lost for words. For the uninitiated, X Ambassadors are an American trio featuring the Harris brothers Casey and Sam – Casey is blind and plays a mean keyboard. This new single is an ode to their brotherly love and is set to the kind of melody that tugs at the heart strings with Sam Casey’s vocal maintaining strong soul despite the occasional crack of emotion. The video utterly seals the deal with some old family footage, some up to date film of the pair singing at the piano and a climax of them performing in front of adoring crowds. This is a love song, for sure, but one about having a sibling that you are so inextricably linked to that you have to walk through life together and that is surely one of the strongest loves there is.


Live Dates:

7th June – The Cosmopolitan, Las Vegas w/Catfish & the Bottlemen
18th June – Royale, Boston w/Your Smith
20th June – Webster Hall, New York w/Your Smith
21st June – Firefly Music Festival, Dover
23rd June – Beak & Skiff Apple Hill Campus, Lafayette
26th June – Danforth Music Hall, Toronto w/Your Smith
28th June – Go 963 Fest @ the Cabooze, Minneapolis
30th June – The Pageant, St. Louis w/Your Smith
2nd July – House of Blues, Chicago w/Your Smith
6th July – Festival Plaza, Windsor
18th July – Gallivan Center, Salt Lake City
9th August – Ashley for the Arts, Arcadia
17th August – The Lawn at CAS, Columbus
18th August – Wonderbus Festival, Columbus

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