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Smoke + Mirrors
Rock · 2015 · 18 tracks · 1h 7m

Smoke + Mirrors

Imagine Dragons

A heavy, restless blend of stadium-sized percussion and industrial grit. It trades the polish of their debut for a darker, more experimental rock edge.

February 13, 2015 · KIDinaKORNER

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A high-tension struggle between massive anthemic aspirations and intimate, grinding anxiety.

Tracklist · 18 Tracks · 1h 7m
01
Shots
3:52
02
Gold
3:37
03
Smoke and Mirrors
4:21
04
I’m So Sorry
3:50
05
I Bet My Life
3:14
06
Polaroid
3:51
07
Friction
3:22
08
It Comes Back to You
3:37
09
Dream
4:19
10
Trouble
3:13
11
Summer
3:38
12
Hopeless Opus
4:02
13
The Fall
6:05
14
Thief
3:47
15
The Unknown
3:25
16
Second Chances
3:38
17
Release
2:29
18
Warriors
2:50
Moments Worth Waiting For
The jarring, Middle Eastern-inspired string melody and heavy industrial clatter that opens Friction.
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Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does Smoke + Mirrors sound next to the rest of Imagine Dragons's catalogue?

Maximalist+1.6σ

The production is pushed notably harder into maximalist than this artist usually allows.

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