Evolve (Imagine Dragons album) on September 13, 2016, with a picture of guitarist Wayne Sermon in the band's recording studio and continued releasing cryptic messages over the next four months. On January 24, 2017, the band tweeted "goodnight +", effectively ending the "Smoke + Mirrors" album cycle. Reynolds had noted that the album, compared to "Night Visions" and "Smoke + Mirrors", is "an evolution for Imagine Dragons". The album's sound has been described as pop rock while containing elements of R&B, hip hop and EDM. In the months leading up to the album's release, Imagine Dragons used the caption "ƎE" in multiple social media
Origins (Imagine Dragons album) the album a mixed review, stating "Reynolds has a story to tell, but the music fails to be the ideal delivery system." "The Guardian" gave the album a negative review, stating that "the most streamed rock band in the world may want us to believe that they are angry philosophers, but the reality doesn't change a gilt-edged mainstream formula." "The Irish Times" was also strongly critical, lambasting the album as a "muddled and incoherent mess with all of the best intentions". "NME" also gave a negative review, stating "scattershot and uninspired, 'Origins', the fourth album from the bafflingly popular Imagine