X AMBASSADORS – SINGLE REVIEW

X Ambassadors – Ahead of Myself 
X Ambassadors - Ahead of Myself


Release Date: Out Now

I have to admit that US trio X Ambassadors have passed me by up until now but I’m glad to have finally crossed paths with these gents. ‘Ahead of Myself’ starts as with bare vocal line that is as soulful as it is confessional. An acoustic guitar line and heartbeat pump join in as this grows in confidence and stature in front of our eyes and ears. Eventually, when the chorus drops, we’re somewhere between Passengers, Rudimental and Bastille but with the kind vocals that Sam Smith can only dream of. There’s a real sense of the bewilderment that will be familiar to anyone who’s been through real heartbreak but all wrapped up in an anthemic alt-pop soul stomper.


Live Dates:

13th February – Corona Theatre, Montreal
15th February – The Fillmore, Philadelphia
16th February – Brooklyn Steel, Brooklyn
18th February – House of Blues, Boston
19th February – 9:30 Club, Washington
22nd February – The Belasco Theater, Los Angeles
23rd February – Soma, San Diego
26th February – The Fillmore, San Francisco
19th March – Brixton Electric, London
20th March – Alhambra, Paris
22nd March – Melkweg Max, Amsterdam
23rd March – Luxor, Cologne
24th March – Gruenspan, Hamburg
26th March – Columbia Theater, Berlin
27th March – Stodola, Warsaw
29th March – Glav Club, Moscow
31st March – Atlas, Kiev
3rd May – Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison
9th June – Laurelive, Cleveland
10th June - Laurelive, Cleveland

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