- 2024-03-29
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MUSIC
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X Ambassadors Releases New Song “Follow the Sound of My Voice”
American pop-rock band X Ambassadors, consisting of Sam Nelson Harris (lead vocals/guitar), Casey Harris (keyboards) and Adam Levin (drums), released a new song “Follow the Sound of My Voice” on March 29, 2024.
The song is the fourth single off of their upcoming fourth studio album “Townie”, which is set to be released on April 5, 2024.
The album is their first LP in three years since the 2021 album “The Beautiful Liar” and comprises a 12-track.
The track was written by Adam Levin, Casey Harris, Russ Flynn, and Sam Nelson Harris. Produced by X Ambassadors.
“I was terrified to write this song,” The band lead singer Sam Nelson Harris said of the song. “When I first started thinking about 'Townie', I had an idea to write a song about every member of the band. I was going to write one for Adam, one for Russ, and then I realized that I would have to write a song about my brother, Casey. My stomach instantly went into knots. It scared me so much— not only because distilling our entire relationship into a single song seemed so daunting, but also because knew that I'd have to talk very candidly about a pretty big elephant in the room.”- He continued, “Casey is blind. He was born blind due to a genetic disorder called Senior-Løken syndrome. It's public knowledge but I still get uncomfortable talking about Casey's disability because I don't want it to seem like that's the only defining thing about him or about our relationship. But it would be dishonest to act like it isn't. I've helped my brother navigate through the world my whole life. He uses a cane, and I'm often also guiding him by the shoulder. But I can't tell you the number of times I've had both of my arms full of guitars and amps, Casey's got a keyboard strapped to his back, another keyboard in one hand and his cane in the other; and I've had to guide him through a dark dingy venue simply by yelling at him- 'A little to the right- stop! Just to the left- no, your other left- Okay, over here, I'm right here.' Just a voice in the dark, reaching out.”
- He said, “Casey is a fiercely independent person. He hates having to rely on anyone. But he is often forced to. I absolutely love being able to help and to heroically set my needs aside for anyone... So as you can imagine this dynamic has created some tension. But as far as co-dependent relationships go (lol), I think ours has blossomed into a pretty healthy one. When I finally sat down to write this song, it ended up being very easy. Because despite how complicated it is in my own mind, objectively it's very simple: we love each other a lot.”
He added, “Casey- being your brother has been the greatest gift I could've ever asked for. And for all the times I've used you to skip to the front of the line at the airport, I'll love you forever.” - source : Apple Music
