Interview: X Ambassadors' Sam Harris On Bridging Genres And Working With Lizzo

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🗓️ 13 August 2019

⏱️ 34 minutes

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X Ambassadors landed their first big hit with 2015's "Renegades," which made an appearance in a Jeep commercial, hit No. 1 on the Billboard Rock charts and went platinum in the U.S. and four other countries. The band, which often seems to fly under the radar, returned with its new album 'Orion' earlier this year. Sam Sanders sat down with the band's lead singer and songwriter, Sam Harris to find out what it's like to be one part of rock music's biggest acts while spanning genres.

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0:00.0	If you're like me, you've probably heard this song before.
0:05.7	Probably like this song.
0:09.0	It's called Renegades.
0:16.4	Came out in 2015, it was first featured in a Jeep commercial and then it went big.
0:21.2	Okay, number one on the Billboard Rock charts went platinum here in the US.
0:25.5	Also went platinum in four other countries.
0:28.3	The song was big, but do you know who sings it?
0:37.2	A band called X Ambassadors.
0:39.2	They are one of the most successful acts in rock music right now and yet in some ways
0:44.3	they fly under the radar.
0:46.3	Today, I'm going to take some time to make sure that you know this band.
0:51.2	I am Sam Sanders.
0:52.4	You are listening to It's Been A Minute and I'm excited to share with you today.
0:56.7	My chat with Sam Harris, lead singer of X Ambassadors.
1:00.8	Yes, another Sam, he is also bald, just like me.
1:05.5	Sam and his bandmates have a new album out called Orion and it's more than just rock.
1:09.8	There's some R&B and Soul in there.
1:12.0	You can hear some hip-hop as well.
1:14.0	When we talk about the album, we also talk about how rock music fits into the wider music
1:18.1	industry right now.
1:19.1	And we talk about Sam Harris' recent collaboration with another musician who was having a very,
1:25.4	very big year.
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