X Ambassadors would later be used on the soundtrack for "The Host". The band signed a music publishing deal in 2012 with SONGS Music Publishing. The band started a Kickstarter account to shoot a video for the lead single, "Unconsolable", which would be re-recorded later. The group was noticed by Imagine Dragons while frontman Dan Reynolds was sick in the hospital in Norfolk, Virginia. Reynolds heard an acoustic version of "Unconsolable" on 96X WROX-FM and asked Interscope to sign the band as soon as possible. X Ambassadors released their debut major label EP, "Love Songs Drug Songs" in 2013. The EP included
Dan Bejar Dan Bejar Daniel Bejar (; born October 4, 1972) is an independent singer-songwriter from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Bejar is known for his musical collaborations with Vancouver indie rock band The New Pornographers, and has released material as the frontman of his band Destroyer. He is known for his poetic and often cryptic lyrics as well as his unorthodox vocals. In 2006, he joined with Carey Mercer of Frog Eyes and Spencer Krug of Sunset Rubdown and Wolf Parade as part of indie supergroup Swan Lake. He has also collaborated with his girlfriend Sydney Hermant as the duo Hello, Blue