Best New Bands » X Ambassadors http://www.bestnewbands.com News, Reviews and Interviews Wed, 07 Feb 2018 02:08:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.41 X Ambassadors Release New Video For ‘Ahead Of Myself’ http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/x-ambassadors-release-new-video-ahead/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/x-ambassadors-release-new-video-ahead/#comments Fri, 15 Sep 2017 18:16:01 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=34759 London – Following their triumphant visit to the UK last month where they pulled in one of the biggest crowds on the Radio 1 stage at Reading and Leeds Festival and sold out their headline show at London’s ULU, multi-platinum selling X Ambassadors have released the video for their new single ‘Ahead Of Myself’. Filmed on the streets

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