Reid Beyond Dragons

The mastery of an instrument or a musical language doesn’t necessarily mean that a musician must be frivolous in performance with displays of their masterful technique or engagement in superfluous overplaying. Sometimes it is the restraint that shows the maturity and taste of a performer. Rufus Reid and Sullivan Fortner are musicians who have the easy ability to astonish but show their class in their control.

Historically, there's a progression that bands usually follow before their sound goes full-on arena rock. Things will start small and gritty, and then as the fame and crowds build, the sound changes to match the massiveness of the venues. However, on their debut album, Imagine Dragons buck tradition and swing straight for the cheap seats, doing away with generations of sonic evolution in favor of the huge, arena-made sound of Night Visions. Dramatic and sweeping, the Las Vegas band works in the same vein as pop giants Coldplay, offering up track after track of hooky and emotional midtempo jams.

Executive produced by Rick Rubin, Imagine Dragons presents the 2 CD deluxe album, Mercury - Acts 1 & 2 - on KIDinaKORNER/Interscope Records. Act 1 includes the hits, "Follow You," "Wrecked," and "Enemy," featuring JID. Act 2 features 18 additional songs including the new single, "Bones."