Mercury - Act 1 became a record about letting go-about moving forward (like in the haunting vocal overlays of “Wrecked,” a song written about Reynolds’ sister-in-law who died of cancer in 2019)-and about accepting what terrifies us. I've been trying to refine believing in deeper things, unexplainable things. Any story anybody told me, it was a ghost story. When the rug is pulled out on you with religion, I was left with nothing. “One of the things that has been so inspiring to me working with Rick is I have been trying to refine spirituality and belief.
“My first goal with creating art is putting out something that is honest,” Reynolds says. Rubin’s style allowed Reynolds to rectify his loss of religious faith and discover a new kind of meaning on record. “They're wildly sophisticated in their production ability, in their playing, and in their writing, this glut of greatness,” Rubin says of the band. “I’m not that deliberate, for better or worse, when I’m writing.” After three years and some band therapy, Mercury - Act 1 arrives as ascending, eclectic, accessible arena rock, amplified by a new collaborator: legendary producer Rick Rubin (Beastie Boys, Johnny Cash, System of a Down, Tom Petty, AC/DC, Red Hot Chili Peppers).
“I never fully comprehend, thematically, what the record is about,” Imagine Dragons frontman Dan Reynolds tells Apple Music about their fifth full-length album.
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