Imagine Dragons released their new album, Night Visions, on September 4, 2012. Produced by Alex da Kid, “Night Visions” is the band’s first full length album following the release of their EP “Continued Silence”.  The album starts out on the right foot with several tracks that are sure to be fan favorites.  However, the single “It’s Time” left a promising air that the album itself could not fully live up to.

Night Visions seems to be a combination of many different genres from indie all the way to hip hop.  One aspect of the album that keeps the listener interested is the varying sounds between each track.  One moment, the somber-yet-powerful sounds of “Demons” is ringing through one’s ears, and the next, the happy beat of “On Top of the World” makes fans tap their feet.  The two songs are great for the band because they attract two different types of listeners— those who prefer slow songs and those who would rather listen to upbeat tracks. Their single, “It’s Time,” sounds similar to the style of similar bands like The Lumineers with its up-beat hand clapping and foot stomping.  In this particular album, the group definitely shows its strength in being able to tackle many different types of music.

However, as one makes one’s way through the album, it seems to slowly start losing  momentum.  Tracks like “Radioactive” and “Tiptoe” set a high standard that the end of the album is not able to match.  Songs placed later in Night Visions such as “Every Night” are uninspired and turns the album into something everyone has heard before. Fortunately, though, “Underdog” brings back a little bit of the excitement  one felt while listening to the first half of the album.  With the powerful opening to Night Visions, Imagine Dragons will not be ignored— even though some tracks were forgettable.  Overall, the album was good, yet the amazing start to Imagine Dragons’ album followed by the lackluster finish leaves one thinking that the band could have certainly done better.