NEW YORK (AP) — The new Imagine Dragons album cover depicts a man falling through space, gravity gently pulling him down. Lead singer, songwriter and lyricist Dan Reynolds has poured heartache, tragedy and his struggles with sobriety into the raw, confessional and searing “Mercury — Act 1,” a brave album from a band refusing to retreat into past hits. “In a lot of ways I felt like my foundation was completely ripped from under me over the last decade. “I want to grow as close as I can with those that I love, and that really requires being raw and honest. For “Mercury — Act 1,” the Dragons leaned on superstar producer Rick Rubin, who urged the band to go deeper into the darkness and not worry if what they found would alienate fans.

Source: thestar September 03, 2021 15:00 UTC