Many of the tracks on Evolve rely on a distinctly Ryan Tedder-ish drum beat.
Reynolds’ vocals are not the only thing that brings to mind other artists’ work. Why would anyone purposefully try to sound like Maroon 5? On other tracks, his vocal stylings are reminiscent of a less nasal Adam Levine. On several of the album’s tracks, most notably “Walking the Wire,” he sounds uncannily like Coldplay’s Chris Martin. Throughout Evolve, lead singer Dan Reynolds imitates a string of more famous singers. With Evolve, they continue the trend, delivering an at time tediously dull, at times truly awful third studio album. For Imagine Dragons, this slide had already begun with their 2015 sophomore album Smoke + Mirrors. Album DescriptionThere are few things worse than watching a once promising band slide into mediocrity. See More Your browser does not support the audio element. © Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo More info
And that means Evolve feels very much like the digital Zeitgeist of 2017.
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. As throwback as that sensibility may be, the band strives to be thoroughly modern, emphasizing rhythms and gargantuan hooks to tightly constructed compositions. Mister - power rock ballads spiked with laser drums. When the tempo is slow, the results feel like a hybrid of Coldplay and Mr. When the tempo is quick, the results are festival-friendly electro-rockers. 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. 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. Some of that darkness seeped into Smoke + Mirrors, but it's not heard here. 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. Imagine Dragons give away the plot with the very title of Evolve, the 2017 sequel to 2015's sophomore set, Smoke + Mirrors. Purchase and download this album in a wide variety of formats depending on your needs.
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