{"id":50329,"date":"2019-06-06T13:47:36","date_gmt":"2019-06-06T12:47:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=50329"},"modified":"2019-06-06T13:47:36","modified_gmt":"2019-06-06T12:47:36","slug":"x-ambassadors-share-hold-you-down-video-celebrating-brotherhood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2019\/06\/x-ambassadors-share-hold-you-down-video-celebrating-brotherhood\/","title":{"rendered":"X Ambassadors Share &#8216;Hold You Down&#8217; Video Celebrating Brotherhood"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Multi-platinum selling rock band X Ambassadors release a new song from their forthcoming album &#8216;ORION&#8217;. \u2018Hold You Down\u2019 was produced by Ricky Reed and is available at all digital retailers.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- Random Ad stuff --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-ad-slot=\"3107208401\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2076862002005673\"><\/ins><\/p>\n<p><script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It follows the release of \u2018BOOM\u2019 and \u2018Hey Child\u2019, all of which will be featured on the band\u2019s new album out June 14th on KIDinaKORNER\/Interscope Records. Fans who pre-order ORION will receive all three songs instantly. Pre-order ORION <a href=\"http:\/\/smarturl.it\/OrionXA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here now<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Also out is an accompanying video for \u2018Hold You Down\u2019, which was directed by Najeeb Tarazi and features home video footage from lead singer Sam Harris and his brother, keyboardist Casey Harris\u2019, childhood growing up in Ithaca, NY. It gives an inside look at the bond between these two brothers, something that has been a theme throughout their music.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201c\u2019Hold You Down\u2019 is a song about devotion\u201d, says X Ambassadors lead singer Sam Harris. \u201cSaying to that one person \/ those people in your life, \u2018no matter what happens, I will always be there for you\u2019. My brother and I have lived through a lot together over the last 30 years, so I dedicate this one to us\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">X Ambassadors will follow up the release of &#8216;ORION&#8217; performing album release shows in five cities across the US where they will showcase new material from the record plus fan favourites. The band recently performed a sold-out headline date at London\u2019s Scala as part of their European tour and will continue this Autumn touring in the US. For a complete list of tour dates visit their <a href=\"http:\/\/www.xambassadors.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">official website<\/a>. You can stream and download &#8216;Hold You Down&#8217;, <a href=\"https:\/\/smarturl.it\/HOLDYOUDOWNXA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\">\n<div  style=\"display: block; margin: 0px auto;\"  id=\"_ytid_31250\"  width=\"640\" height=\"360\"  data-origwidth=\"640\" data-origheight=\"360\"  data-relstop=\"1\" data-facadesrc=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zuFflKF6GuQ?enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/essentiallypop.com&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=1&#038;controls=1&#038;disablekb=0&#038;color=red&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__ epyt-facade epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" data-epautoplay=\"1\" ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-spai-excluded=\"true\" class=\"epyt-facade-poster skip-lazy\" loading=\"lazy\"  alt=\"X Ambassadors - HOLD YOU DOWN (Official Video)\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/zuFflKF6GuQ\/maxresdefault.jpg?w=640&#038;ssl=1\"  \/><button class=\"epyt-facade-play\" aria-label=\"Play\"><svg data-no-lazy=\"1\" height=\"100%\" version=\"1.1\" viewBox=\"0 0 68 48\" width=\"100%\"><path class=\"ytp-large-play-button-bg\" d=\"M66.52,7.74c-0.78-2.93-2.49-5.41-5.42-6.19C55.79,.13,34,0,34,0S12.21,.13,6.9,1.55 C3.97,2.33,2.27,4.81,1.48,7.74C0.06,13.05,0,24,0,24s0.06,10.95,1.48,16.26c0.78,2.93,2.49,5.41,5.42,6.19 C12.21,47.87,34,48,34,48s21.79-0.13,27.1-1.55c2.93-0.78,4.64-3.26,5.42-6.19C67.94,34.95,68,24,68,24S67.94,13.05,66.52,7.74z\" fill=\"#f00\"><\/path><path d=\"M 45,24 27,14 27,34\" fill=\"#fff\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Multi-platinum selling rock band X Ambassadors release a new song from their forthcoming album &#8216;ORION&#8217;. \u2018HOLD YOU DOWN\u2019 was produced by Ricky Reed and is available at all digital retailers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":50330,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[7,9,21453,640],"tags":[6507,12541,21556,144,77,370,1945,3445,10561,12143],"class_list":["post-50329","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-music","category-new-releases","category-new-singles","category-videos","tag-hold-you-down","tag-interscope-records","tag-kidinacorner","tag-new-album","tag-new-release","tag-new-single","tag-new-video","tag-orion","tag-ricky-reed","tag-x-ambassadors"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5yMhl-d5L","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":49255,"url":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2019\/04\/x-ambassadors-to-release-new-album-orion-june-14-new-song-hey-child-out-today\/","url_meta":{"origin":50329,"position":0},"title":"X Ambassadors To Release New Album, &#8216;Orion&#8217; June 14 &#8211; New Song &#8216;Hey Child&#8217; Out Today","author":"Essentially Pop","date":"19\/04\/2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Multi-platinum selling rock band X Ambassadors will release their new album, ORION, June 14th on KIDinaKORNER\/Interscope Records. 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