Imagine Dragons have launched yet another creative era with the release of their brand-new genre-smashing single 'Eyes Closed'.
The future-facing anthem co-mingles elements of alternative, rap, electronic, and rock. Industrial production bumps beneath deftly rhymed verses laced with swaggering attitude. Against a backdrop of gritty hip-hop beat-craft spiked with jarring synths and string swells, frontman Dan Reynolds charges forward with unapologetic and uncompromising cadences that culminates with a confident proclamation, “I could do this with my eyes closed.”
About the song, Dan commented, “After taking some time off the road and spending time catching up with family and loved ones, I finally have felt the desire to go back to the sonic places that originally brought me the most joy, but with a new outlook and mentality. The world looks much different after being a band for more than a decade. But some things will always remain the same. It’s finding that right balance of nostalgia and freshness that brings me the most joy in the studio. We had a lot of fun making this one and hope you enjoy it too.”
Listen to ‘Eyes Closed’ by Imagine Dragons on the F1 Tracks Playlist on Spotify.
‘Eyes Closed’ is accomapnied by a stunning cinematic music video. It’s just the beginning though, with more music coming soon from the band on the horizon.
Previously, the last new music fans heard from the group was ‘Children of the Sky (a Starfield song)’ inspired by the blockbuster Sci-Fi role-playing game, Starfield. In other big news, the band once again vaulted into the stratosphere with another major milestone, as their hit single ‘Bad Liar’ just crossed one billion Spotify streams, enshrining Imagine Dragons as the first group to score 10 songs in excess of 1b streams on the platform.
Imagine Dragons continue to redefine rock in the 21st century. Filling stadiums, crafting cloud-rattling anthems, and breaking records at every turn, the diamond-certified GRAMMY Award-winning Las Vegas group occupy rarified air as one of the biggest rock bands in the world. Tallying cumulative sales of 74 million album equivalents, 65 million digital songs, and over 160 billion streams, they stand out as the only band in history to earn four RIAA Diamond singles: ‘Radioactive’, ‘Believer’, ‘Thunder’ and ‘Demons’.
With the release of Mercury – Act 2 (KIDinaKORNER/Interscope) in 2022, they completed their first double-album opus produced by the legendary Rick Rubin. The hit single ‘Bones’ went to #1 at Alternative Radio and remains in the Global Top 50 on Spotify.
