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With 2021's The Beautiful Liar, New York's X Ambassadors offer a wry concept album rife with emotive pop hooks that also makes room for thoughtful, often theatrical ruminations on war, and the troubling way political and economic power brokers command our daily lives with money, fearmongering, and untruths. It's a bold production, framed by an audio-book conceit where a narrator is reading you the -- completely made-up — novel "The Beautiful Liar" by author Irving P. Neville. There's even a mid-album sponsor break that reinforces many of the underlying themes of the album. While none of the songs tie directly into the audio-book, the thematic ideas all work in tandem, reinforcing the growing darkness and unease that permeates ever more as the album progresses. Also adding to the surreality of the production are a handful of giddy novelty cuts, including a 56-second "Conversations with my Friends" that sounds something like Hunter S. Thompson reading an anti-war poem with Bad Brains. There's also the bemusing protest song-meets-1930s Broadway number "Theater of War" in which singer Sam Harris does his best Jimmy Durante impression. Conceptual conceits aside, there are some great songs here, and tracks like "My Own Monster," "Love Is Death," and "Reincarnation" find X Ambassadors further expanding their infectious blend of gothy R&B, electronica, and hip-hop-influenced stadium rock. That many of these songs also find them exploring some of the bigger, more troubling issues in society, lends the album a weight that nicely counterbalances the Disney theme park insanity of the audio-book elements. The Beautiful Liar is a quirky, oddly intriguing experience, whose conceptual elements interrupt the corporate pop flow of the album, and one imagines X Ambassadors wouldn't have it any other way.
© Matt Collar /TiVo
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Sam Harris, Keyboards, Vocals, Vocal Producer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Michael Freeman, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - X Ambassadors, Producer, MainArtist - Casey Harris, ComposerLyricist - Adam Levin, ComposerLyricist - Sam Riback, A&R - Jenna Singer, A&R Coordinator
℗ 2021 KIDinaKORNER/Interscope Records
Sam Harris, Guitar, Vocals, Vocal Producer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Michael Freeman, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - X Ambassadors, Producer, MainArtist - Casey Harris, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Adam Levin, Drum Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ricky Reed, Producer, Synthesizer, Drum Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Andrew Wells, Producer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Sam Riback, A&R - Jenna Singer, A&R Coordinator
℗ 2021 KIDinaKORNER/Interscope Records
Sam Harris, Guitar, Keyboards, Synthesizer, Drum Programming, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Michael Freeman, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jamie Lidell, ComposerLyricist - X Ambassadors, Producer, Engineer, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel - Casey Harris, Keyboards, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Adam Levin, Drum Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Alan Wilkis, ComposerLyricist - Randy Merrill, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Andrew Wells, Producer, Engineer, Guitar, Keyboards, Synthesizer, Drum Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Eric Ruscinski, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Sam Riback, A&R - Jenna Singer, A&R Coordinator
℗ 2021 KIDinaKORNER/Interscope Records
Sam Harris, Engineer, Guitar, Vocals, Vocal Producer, Bass, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Michael Freeman, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jared Scharff, Producer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - X Ambassadors, Producer, MainArtist - Casey Harris, Engineer, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Adam Levin, Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Randy Merrill, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Andrew Wells, Producer, Engineer, Guitar, Vocal Producer, Bass, Synthesizer, Drum Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Jon Yeston, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sam Riback, A&R - Jenna Singer, A&R Coordinator
℗ 2021 KIDinaKORNER/Interscope Records
Sam Harris, Vocals, Vocal Producer, Synthesizer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Michael Freeman, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - X Ambassadors, Producer, MainArtist - Casey Harris, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Adam Levin, Drum Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Andrew Wells, Producer, Guitar, Vocal Producer, Synthesizer, Drum Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Daniel Steele, ComposerLyricist - Sam Riback, A&R - Jenna Singer, A&R Coordinator
℗ 2021 KIDinaKORNER/Interscope Records
Sam Harris, Keyboards, Vocals, Vocal Producer, Strings, Synthesizer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Michael Freeman, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - X Ambassadors, Producer, MainArtist - Casey Harris, ComposerLyricist - Adam Levin, ComposerLyricist - Sam Riback, A&R - Jenna Singer, A&R Coordinator
℗ 2021 KIDinaKORNER/Interscope Records
Sam Harris, Vocals, Vocal Producer, Bass, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Michael Freeman, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - X Ambassadors, Producer, MainArtist - Casey Harris, Piano, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Adam Levin, Drums, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Andrew Wells, Producer, Guitar, Vocal Producer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Sam Riback, A&R - Jenna Singer, A&R Coordinator
℗ 2021 KIDinaKORNER/Interscope Records
Sam Harris, Guitar, Vocals, Synthesizer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Michael Freeman, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - X Ambassadors, Producer, Vocal Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Casey Harris, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Adam Levin, Bass, Drum Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Al Hug, Producer, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Fabio Aguilar, Producer, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jorge Miguel Cardoso Augusto, ComposerLyricist - Luzian Tuetsch, ComposerLyricist - Harissis Tsakmaklis, ComposerLyricist - Sam Riback, A&R - Feliciano Ponce Ecar, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Jenna Singer, A&R Coordinator
℗ 2021 KIDinaKORNER/Interscope Records
Sam Harris, Guitar, Vocals, Bass, Synthesizer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Michael Freeman, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - X Ambassadors, Producer, Vocal Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Casey Harris, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Adam Levin, Bass, Drum Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Al Hug, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Ambezza, Producer - Mathias Daniel Liyew, ComposerLyricist - Sam Riback, A&R - Jenna Singer, A&R Coordinator - Outofair, Producer - Niklas Andre Koellner, ComposerLyricist - Philip Andre Mueller, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2021 KIDinaKORNER/Interscope Records
Sam Harris, Vocals, Synthesizer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Michael Freeman, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - X Ambassadors, Producer, Vocal Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Casey Harris, Piano, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Adam Levin, ComposerLyricist - Sam Riback, A&R - Jenna Singer, A&R Coordinator
℗ 2021 KIDinaKORNER/Interscope Records
Sam Harris, Guitar, Vocals, Synthesizer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Michael Freeman, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - X Ambassadors, Producer, Vocal Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Casey Harris, ComposerLyricist - Adam Levin, ComposerLyricist - Sam Riback, A&R - Jenna Singer, A&R Coordinator
℗ 2021 KIDinaKORNER/Interscope Records
Sam Harris, Guitar, Vocals, Vocal Producer, Bass, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Michael Freeman, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kristine Flaherty, ComposerLyricist - X Ambassadors, Producer, MainArtist - Casey Harris, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Adam Levin, Drum Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ricky Reed, ComposerLyricist - Andrew Wells, Producer, Guitar, Vocal Producer, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Nate Mercereau, Producer, Guitar, Bass, Synthesizer, Drum Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Sam Riback, A&R - Jenna Singer, A&R Coordinator
℗ 2021 KIDinaKORNER/Interscope Records
Sam Harris, Guitar, Vocals, Vocal Producer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Michael Freeman, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jared Scharff, Producer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - X Ambassadors, Producer, MainArtist - Casey Harris, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Adam Levin, Drum Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Andrew Wells, Producer, Guitar, Vocal Producer, Synthesizer, Drum Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Eric Ruscinski, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Sam Riback, A&R - Jenna Singer, A&R Coordinator
℗ 2021 KIDinaKORNER/Interscope Records
Sam Harris, Keyboards, Vocals, Vocal Producer, Recording Engineer, Drum Programming, Aerophones, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Andrew Jackson, Piano, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Michael Freeman, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - X Ambassadors, Producer, MainArtist - Casey Harris, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Adam Levin, Drum Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Tommy English, Producer, Guitar, Vocal Producer, Recording Engineer, Drum Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Randy Merrill, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Andrew Wells, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocal Producer, Recording Engineer, Bass, Drum Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Jon Yeston, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Johan Lenox, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Sam Riback, A&R - Jenna Singer, A&R Coordinator
℗ 2021 KIDinaKORNER/Interscope Records
Sam Harris, Guitar, Vocals, Vocal Producer, Synthesizer, Drum Programming, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Michael Freeman, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - X Ambassadors, Producer, MainArtist - Casey Harris, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Adam Levin, Synthesizer, Drum Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Andrew Wells, Producer, Vocal Producer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Sam Riback, A&R - Jenna Singer, A&R Coordinator
℗ 2021 KIDinaKORNER/Interscope Records
Sam Harris, Guitar, Vocals, Strings, Synthesizer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Michael Freeman, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - X Ambassadors, Producer, Vocal Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Casey Harris, ComposerLyricist - Adam Levin, ComposerLyricist - Sam Riback, A&R - Jenna Singer, A&R Coordinator
℗ 2021 KIDinaKORNER/Interscope Records
Chronique
With 2021's The Beautiful Liar, New York's X Ambassadors offer a wry concept album rife with emotive pop hooks that also makes room for thoughtful, often theatrical ruminations on war, and the troubling way political and economic power brokers command our daily lives with money, fearmongering, and untruths. It's a bold production, framed by an audio-book conceit where a narrator is reading you the -- completely made-up — novel "The Beautiful Liar" by author Irving P. Neville. There's even a mid-album sponsor break that reinforces many of the underlying themes of the album. While none of the songs tie directly into the audio-book, the thematic ideas all work in tandem, reinforcing the growing darkness and unease that permeates ever more as the album progresses. Also adding to the surreality of the production are a handful of giddy novelty cuts, including a 56-second "Conversations with my Friends" that sounds something like Hunter S. Thompson reading an anti-war poem with Bad Brains. There's also the bemusing protest song-meets-1930s Broadway number "Theater of War" in which singer Sam Harris does his best Jimmy Durante impression. Conceptual conceits aside, there are some great songs here, and tracks like "My Own Monster," "Love Is Death," and "Reincarnation" find X Ambassadors further expanding their infectious blend of gothy R&B, electronica, and hip-hop-influenced stadium rock. That many of these songs also find them exploring some of the bigger, more troubling issues in society, lends the album a weight that nicely counterbalances the Disney theme park insanity of the audio-book elements. The Beautiful Liar is a quirky, oddly intriguing experience, whose conceptual elements interrupt the corporate pop flow of the album, and one imagines X Ambassadors wouldn't have it any other way.
© Matt Collar /TiVo
À propos
- 1 disque(s) - 16 piste(s)
- Durée totale : 00:35:55
- Artistes principaux : X Ambassadors
- Compositeur : Various Composers
- Label : KIDinaKORNER - Interscope Records
- Genre : Pop/Rock Rock Alternatif et Indé
© 2021 KIDinaKORNER/Interscope Records ℗ 2021 KIDinaKORNER/Interscope Records
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