#Imagine dragons album smoke mirrors full

They ratchet up their signature stomp - it's there on 'I Bet My Life,' the first single and a song that's meant to reassure fans that they're not going to get something different the second time around - but they've also wisely decided to broaden their horizons, seizing the possibilities offered by fellow arena rockers Coldplay and Black Keys. Bigger and bolder than 2012's Night Visions, Smoke + Mirrors captures a band so intoxicated with their sudden surprise success that they've decided to indulge in every excess.

#Imagine dragons album smoke mirrors full

Imagine Dragons downplay the glamour the Killers found so alluring but they share a taste for the overblown, something that comes to full fruition on their second album, Smoke + Mirrors. вЂњSmoke + MirrorsвЂќ was a letdown based on what I was anticipating, rendering the album a sort of smoke and mirrors act in itself.Conspicuously absent from the laundry list of influences the Imagine Dragons so often cite is the Killers, the only other Las Vegas rock band of note. While personally, I do not intend to listen to the album again due to these factors, I do not discourage anyone else from doing so. Notably in вЂњIвЂ™m So Sorry,вЂќ the music was overpowering withВ regards to the vocals, an unpleasing phenomenon. Unfortunately, however, in multiple songs his vocals were overpowered by the instruments, or the two simply did not sound satisfying together, as they have previously. It is evident that he experimented with different vocal styles in the production of вЂњSmoke + Mirrors,вЂќ mostly with successful results. One enjoyable aspect of the album was ReynoldвЂ™s voice, which is pleasant to listen to and compliments the musicality of the band nicely. It is evident that they are still experimenting, however, so the band should not necessarily be penalized for this factor, although it is somewhat off-putting. The range of musical styles resembled a hodgepodge compilation of uncertainty. Although Imagine Dragons are considered вЂњrock,вЂќ only a few songs seemed to actually fit this genre label. Instrument-wise, the sound of the album is very inconsistent. we are going to do a video commentary on the album sometime in the next couple days, so stand by. Imagine Dragons are anticipated to release video commentary in the near future, which may aid in explaining the lyrics and overall inspiration behind the album. While there is nothing wrong with a darker album, вЂњSmoke + MirrorsвЂќ is a surprising transition from Imagine DragonвЂ™s previous album, which contained more optimistic feel-good songs such as вЂњOn Top of the World.вЂќ This near-ceaseless lyrical negativity puts вЂњSmoke + MirrorsвЂќ back a step in my eyes, contrary to ReynoldвЂ™s comment that itвЂ™s a вЂњstep in the right direction for the band.вЂќ In multiple tracks, including вЂњIвЂ™m So Sorry,вЂќ Reynolds ambiguously apologizes and asks forgiveness for вЂњeverything done.вЂќ In addition to the albumвЂ™s negativity, a constant theme of the вЂњSmoke + MirrorsвЂќ is lead singer Dan Reynolds begging for forgiveness. I was greatly mistaken however, greeted with the opening lines, вЂњIвЂ™m a reckless mistake, IвЂ™m a cold nightвЂ™s intake.вЂќ After listening to almost the entire album, and encountering a song titled вЂњPolaroid,вЂќ I thought I was in for a more positive track regarding the well-loved camera. Song after song contained morose lyrics that were paired with overpowering instruments. Songs like вЂњDream,вЂќ whose title sounds chipper and enticing, contains lyrics such as вЂњ life ainвЂ™t what it seems, oh everythingвЂ™s a mess.вЂќ The lyrics from this album are consistently bleak, and left me feeling despondent.

Released February 17th by Interscope Records, the album is a step down from their debut album вЂњNight Visions.вЂќ Imagine DragonвЂ™s sophomore album, вЂњSmoke + Mirrors,вЂќ is overly-somber lyrically and sounds uncertain instrumentally.