Evolve

Evolve

by Imagine Dragons
Evolve

Evolve

by Imagine Dragons

CD

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Overview

Imagine Dragons give away the plot with the very title of Evolve, the 2017 sequel to 2015's sophomore set, Smoke + Mirrors. Not content to stay in one emotional or musical spot, Imagine Dragons consciously move forward on Evolve, pushing themselves into a positive place, a transition that mirrors lead singer Dan Reynolds working through a heavy depression. Some of that darkness seeped into Smoke + Mirrors, but it's not heard here. Opening with "I Don't Know Why," a glitzy dance-rock song that nods at a disco past but exists in an EDM present, the record often rides along to a neon pulse. It's not that Imagine Dragons have abandoned the heavy-footed stomp they patented on "Radioactive," but they've threaded in busy, percolating electronic beats and give plenty of space to gilded keyboards. When the tempo is quick, the results are festival-friendly electro-rockers. When the tempo is slow, the results feel like a hybrid of Coldplay and Mr. Mister -- power rock ballads spiked with laser drums. As throwback as that sensibility may be, the band strives to be thoroughly modern, emphasizing rhythms and gargantuan hooks to tightly constructed compositions. Whenever the group tries a new sound -- pumping up "Mouth of the River" with fuzz guitars or attempting a bit of rap-rock on "Start Over" -- it feels not like experimentation but like a quick scan through a new music playlist. And that means Evolve feels very much like the digital Zeitgeist of 2017. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date: 06/23/2017
Label: Interscope / Polydor
UPC: 0602557680867
Rank: 397

Tracks

  1. I Don't Know Why
  2. Whatever It Takes
  3. Believer
  4. Walking the Wire
  5. Rise Up
  6. I'll Make It Up to You
  7. Yesterday
  8. Mouth of the River
  9. Thunder
  10. Start Over
  11. Dancing in the Dark

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Imagine Dragons   Primary Artist
Dan Reynolds   Lead Vocals

Technical Credits

Eliot Hazel   Photography
Wayne Sermon   Composer
Dan Reynolds   Composer
Tim Edgar   Composer
Rob Cohen   Vocal Producer,Engineer
Randy Merrill   Mastering
Mike Winkelmann   Artwork,Design
Jayson DeZuzio   Producer,Composer
Robin Fredriksson   Engineer,Producer,Composer
John Graham Hill   Composer
Mattman & Robin   Engineer,Producer
Dave Cerminara   Engineer
Tim Randolph   Composer,Engineer,Producer
Dina Hovsepian   Layout Design
Travis Ference   Engineer
John Hill   Composer,Producer,Vocal Producer
Mattias Larsson   Composer,Engineer,Producer
Alexander Grant   Composer
Daniel Platzman   Composer
Ben McKee   Composer
Serban Ghenea   Mixing
John Hanes   Mixing,Engineer,Mixing Engineer
Manny Marroquin   Mixing
Justin Tranter   Composer
Alex da Kid   Producer,Programming,Executive Producer
Tom Coyne   Mastering
Joel Little   Composer,Engineer,Producer
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