Neon Dragons

The third full-length release for the Las Vegas rock band features production from Alex da Kid, Jayson DeZuzio, John Hill, Joel Little, and Mattman & Robin. "Evolve" involves mostly devolving back into the hoariest of tired rock cliches, and plodding grimly towards the summer's festivals. This latest effort might represent a small progression, but it's still far from an evolution.

The third full-length release for the Las Vegas rock band features production from Alex da Kid, Jayson DeZuzio, John Hill, Joel Little, and Mattman & Robin. "Evolve" involves mostly devolving back into the hoariest of tired rock cliches, and plodding grimly towards the summer's festivals. This latest effort might represent a small progression, but it's still far from an evolution.

Delivered swiftly after Evolve it follows that 2017 set by a mere 17 months, practically a blip in the context of modern pop Origins adheres to its predecessor's kaleidoscopic digital aesthetic. Nominally a rock band and they're more than comfortable pulsing to a big, banging beat Imagine Dragons are deliberately amorphous, a blob rolling along sucking up anything in its path. Often, they're content patrolling their own backyard, relying on an EDM-inflected arena rock that consciously recalls Coldplay at both their sweetest and most urgent. The difference with Origins is, this blob sucks up a bunch of different sounds.

The third full-length release for the Las Vegas rock band features production from Alex da Kid, Jayson DeZuzio, John Hill, Joel Little, and Mattman & Robin. "Evolve" involves mostly devolving back into the hoariest of tired rock cliches, and plodding grimly towards the summer's festivals. This latest effort might represent a small progression, but it's still far from an evolution.