The record proved that the band had truly arrived and went on to sell well over one million copies. InFebruary 2015, Imagine Dragons’ second studio album, Smoke + Mirrors debuted at #1 on the Billboard charts.
By that October, its new single “I Bet My Life” heralded even greater successes in the coming year. Over the course of 2014, Imagine Dragons honed these songs as it worked on other projects like the song “Battle Cry” for Transformers: Age of Extinction and “Warriors” for the esports event League of Legends Championships. While touring, the band worked on dozens of demos which would lead to the band’s second studio release. Imagine Dragons launched its Night Visions Tour, and the resulting series of sold-out shows across the US and Europe earned it recognition as “The Best Breakout Band of 2013” from Billboard. It topped charts worldwide, reaching the #1 spot in the UK, Australia, Brazil, Mexico, and Canada, and produced chart-topping singles “Radioactive” and “Demons”. The highest-charting rock album since 2006, it sold over 83,000 copies and reached the number one spot on Billboard’s Alternative and Rock Album chart. Night Visions was a smash hit across the board. Now ready for the big leagues, Imagine Dragons released its debut album Night Visions in the summer of 2012. The band moved to California and worked with producer Alex da Kid on two more EPs: Continued Silence and Hear Me.
It broke out in 2011 with the single “It’s Time”, which led them to sign with Interscope Records. Over the next two years, Imagine Dragons followed up with two EPs, Imagine Dragons and Hell and Silence. As a last-minute replacement, Imagine Dragons’ first major gig before an audience of 26,000. Ten minste voor een paar minuten per keer, laat Night Visions het alledaagse net iets groter lijken.The band’s first big break came in 2009 at the Bite of Las Vegas Festival when Train frontman Pat Monahan fell ill. Hoewel het elektronisch verstevigde geluid van de band soms wat ondiep lijkt, zal “Every Night” sommige luisteraars onbewust zeker naar hun aansteker doen tasten voordat ze door hebben wat ze aan het doen zijn, en dat is precies het soort oppervlakkige plezier wat ons in de eerste plaats tot popmuziek aantrekt. Track na track aan hoekige, emotionele mid-tempo jams worden aangeboden, met nummers zoals het alomtegenwoordige, welhaast voor een soundtrack gemaakte “It’s Time”, dat zich in je oor wurmt en tegen wil en dank luisteraars in de val laat lopen. Op debuutalbum Night Visions, gaat Imagine Dragons voor de goedkope zitplaatsen met een enorm, voor de arena gemaakt geluid. See More Your browser does not support the audio element.
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