вЂњI have a hard enough time knowing that people are going to hear what I'm talking about. вЂњI'd be overly metaphorical out of fear of people knowing what I was talking about,вЂќ Reynolds says. The ebullient percussion of вЂњItвЂ™s Ok,вЂќ the shimmery piano of вЂњEasy Come Easy Go,вЂќ the thunderous nu-metal-adjacent вЂњCutthroat,вЂќ the glitchy romance of вЂњMondayвЂќ-all of these kaleidoscopic elements work to mirror ReynoldsвЂ™ understanding that some things are out of our control, and thatвЂ™s all right. If Mercury - Act 1 sounds darker than its predecessor, 2018вЂ™s Origins, itвЂ™s because Imagine Dragons have never been so forthright Rubin brought it out of the band. It was everything I was told religion would give to me.вЂќ

Then I heard like the bell and this incredible shaman came over and was helping me come alive again. I saw so many things in my life from a bird's-eye view. вЂњMy biggest fear in life, and I didn't know this until recently, is lack of control,вЂќ Reynolds admits, revealing that he confronted that fear in a spiritually transformative ayahuasca trip, which no doubt influenced the record. Mercury - Act 1 became a record about letting go-about moving forward (like in the haunting vocal overlays of вЂњWrecked,вЂќ a song written about ReynoldsвЂ™ sister-in-law who died of cancer in 2019)-and about accepting what terrifies us. I've been trying to refine believing in deeper things, unexplainable things. Any story anybody told me, it was a ghost story. When the rug is pulled out on you with religion, I was left with nothing.

вЂњOne of the things that has been so inspiring to me working with Rick is I have been trying to refine spirituality and belief. вЂњMy first goal with creating art is putting out something that is honest,вЂќ Reynolds says. RubinвЂ™s style allowed Reynolds to rectify his loss of religious faith and discover a new kind of meaning on record.

вЂњThey're wildly sophisticated in their production ability, in their playing, and in their writing, this glut of greatness,вЂќ Rubin says of the band. вЂњIвЂ™m not that deliberate, for better or worse, when IвЂ™m writing.вЂќ After three years and some band therapy, Mercury - Act 1 arrives as ascending, eclectic, accessible arena rock, amplified by a new collaborator: legendary producer Rick Rubin (Beastie Boys, Johnny Cash, System of a Down, Tom Petty, AC/DC, Red Hot Chili Peppers). Imagine Dragons New Song Enemy Sounds Like Nothing Theyve Done Before By Katrina Nattress Imagine Dragons are back with new music less than two months after releasing their latest album MercuryPart 1, and the song sounds like nothing the band has put out in the past. вЂњI never fully comprehend, thematically, what the record is about,вЂќ Imagine Dragons frontman Dan Reynolds tells Apple Music about their fifth full-length album.

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