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Imagine Dragons have released their second promotional single for their upcoming third album, Evolve. The song is by far a better song than their previous singles, for a variety of important reasons. Mainly, it sounds like could actually be played live and sound pretty much the same, a big plus for band that actually uses real instruments. In addition, it furthers Imagine Dragons' arena rock sound, but seems a lot more chill. It is bass heavy, and keeps Dan Reynolds' voice to a non- synthesized "low". Somehow, it seems like their earlier pre-Its Time songs, with more variation lyrically. I also think that the guitar is an excellent way to close the song, which seems to be a common theme among recent alternative and indie rock The only drawbacks are its muted guitar, as in believer. It also seems a bit too sedate, but is mainly okay. It doesn't really feel engineered to be a fan favorite as in Believer and Thunder, but is still pretty good. The song really needs...

Recently, X Ambassadors released a new track. It included many departures from their recent style, but in many ways limits itself and falls on its face. It's a bit heavier than their more recent tracks, and takes full advantage of X Ambassador's front man Sam Harris's deep voice, as compared to some of the other clearly autotuned crescendos in Torches. I also think that the guitar also sounds very good compared to some of their other songs which are piano based songs, which can never match up to Chris Martin's crooners. On the other hand, the song has a few major drawbacks. It doesn't have very complex lyrics, resorting to ooooh-oh-oh-ohs that don't deserve to be their own choruses, only as interjections such as on Believer by Imagine Dragons. In addition, it pairs peculiar humming and other synths with guitar, which doesn't match up. The guitars also sound a bit looped and possibly electronic, like their earlier hit "Jungle". All in all, thi...