Imagine Dragons - Smoke + Mirrors

180-gram gatefold double LP

Includes four bonus tracks previously unreleased on vinyl

"Imagine Dragons will probably always sound too blustery to those allergic to stadium tricks, but Smoke's big-tent charm makes stock rock-playbook moves feel refreshingly new." — Entertainment Weekly, Feb. 11, 2015

"Hits? Smoke + Mirrors bristles with them." — Q Magazine, Feb. 11, 2015

How do you follow a debut album that made you the biggest American breakthrough band of the early 2010s? Like this. The Las Vegas quartet hasn't departed drastically from its multi-platinum blend of modern rock energy, pop hooks, and R&B-influenced production, but they mix things up enough to maintain forward momentum.

"I'm So Sorry," revolves around forceful hard-rock riffs, while the single "Gold" tosses a bit of Latin music influence into the infectious groove. "Dream" moves along on gentle piano chords and frontman Dan Reynolds' soulful croon. By the time things close with the ethereal "The Fall," it's a triumphant sophomore album from a band that refuses to be pigeonholed.

Side 1

1. Shots

2. Gold

3. Smoke And Mirrors

4. I’m So Sorry

Side 2

5. I Bet My Life

6. Polaroid

7. Friction

8. It Comes Back To You

9. Dream

Side 3

10. Trouble

11. Summer

12. Hopeless Opus

13. The Fall

Side 4

14. Warriors

15. Battle Cry

16. Monster

17. Who We Are

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