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Helped along by some well-observed reviews (including NMEвЂ™s, which hailed the album as вЂњan 80s-flecked, power-rock pumping station fit to burst with huge chorusesвЂќ), Evolve also enjoyed a robust afterlife. EvolveвЂ™s first two singles, вЂњBelieverвЂќ and the elemental вЂњThunder,вЂќ both shot to No.4 on the Billboard Hot 100, while the album itself вЂ“ released via Interscope/KIDinaKORNER on JвЂ“ peaked at No.2 on the Billboard 200, ensuring that Imagine Dragons remained in the spotlight all over the world. The bandвЂ™s burgeoning army of fans agreed that their heroes had returned at their life-affirming best, and their chart positions soon bore this out. It speaks for what Imagine Dragons is and itвЂ™s taken us years to find it вЂ“ but part of that searching process was great.вЂќ вЂњItвЂ™s the first record weвЂ™ve put out where I feel, sonically, itвЂ™s cohesive. вЂњI feel like is a point of arrival for us in many ways,вЂќ Reynolds said. Indeed, as the singer later told Music Week, he felt that Imagine DragonsвЂ™ third album wasnвЂ™t just a progression, but more of a rebirth. ReynoldsвЂ™ lyrics also frequently referenced change and regeneration, with the highly immediate chorus to вЂњYesterdayвЂќ (вЂњHereвЂ™s to my future, goodbye to my yesterday!вЂќ) best exemplifying the bandвЂ™s newfound positivity.

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Full of superior stadium-sized rock music strategically tempered with electronica, EvolveвЂ™s tracklist harbored numerous potential hits (вЂњWhatever It Takes,вЂќ вЂњThunder,вЂќ the rousing, Depeche Mode-esque вЂњBelieverвЂќ) and also a few notable departures such as the filmic вЂњI DonвЂ™t Know WhyвЂќ and the sparse, club-friendly вЂњDancing In The DarkвЂќ: the latter clearly bearing the stamp of co-producer Alex Da Kid, whose credits also include Nicki Minaj, Dr. вЂњSo itвЂ™s really just a matter of picking and choosing, editing and recording the songs for real.вЂќДЄ logical progression from the вЂњpop music thatвЂ™s very currentвЂќ which made Smoke + Mirrors such an infinite thrill, Evolve was fresh, vibe-y, and once again stuffed with songs that had crossover potential. вЂњWe like to write a lot, so we already come to the studio with a lot of ideas,вЂќ guitarist Wayne Sermon told US publication Atwood, in July 2017. However, their much-needed battery recharge ensured they were back in what Reynolds called вЂњa really healthy headspaceвЂќ when they began stockpiling an abundance of material for their third album.

The band didnвЂ™t entirely close up shop, as they still played sporadic shows and contributed to the soundtracks for movies such as Passengers and the DC Comics-related Suicide Squad. We wanted to give the world a break from us as well, because I think they were burning out on us.вЂќ вЂњWe were all really burnt out in a lot of ways.

вЂњIt was the first time we took time off the road for almost six years, which I think we needed,вЂќ frontman Dan Reynolds reflected in a 2017 Music Week interview.