AeroLynx Music Blog

Imagine Dragons is one of my favorite bands, with their mix of stadium and indie rock and massive sound that is always anthemic. They've had a good number of mainstream hits over only three albums, including Radioactive, Believer, Demons, and It's Time, and the most Hot Rock song chart appearances of any band. While they have had some pretty mixed music(Dancing In The Dark, I'm looking at you), the majority of it is very good or has some redeemable qualities. 10- Gold Gold is the best representation of Smoke+Mirrors- dark, anthemic, massive and slightly experimental. I would often find myself singing while walking down the street, and it easily could've gotten a higher place on this list except for its peculiar samples and overly used whammy pedal for the guitar. Another good thing is that it has an excellent video: very simple, of the band performing, and with just enough extra elements but not too many. 9- Shots The third single for Smoke+Mirrors, this very ener...

Smallpools has never really come to my attention before. One of their most popular songs on Spotify was one of their song remixed by the Chainsmokers, which if you've read my review of Something Just Like This(Tokyo Remix) , I don't think very highly of. The first Smallpools song I heard was Million Bucks, the song that starts off this EP. That song has okay verses, but it kills itself with choruses that try to mix Fireflies and and American Authors, with disastrous results. The rest of the EP fades into an electronic haze, with instrumentation and lyrics that make it obvious that when the Chainsmokers remixed their song they thought it was a gift from heaven, because they really wish they were the Chainsmokers. DJs & Porsches is grating, Centerfold seems to be promising but kills itself in a repetitious chorus and electronic swells, and Passenger Side and Mother do nothing to make the record any better. I think that this group's willingness to embrace electronics is go...