Personally, Smoke + Mirrors is definitely my favorite ID album and my favorite album of all time. Man, I don't think you deserve all the downvotes you're getting just for stating your opinion. Tyler Robinson Foundation - charity founded by the band Unreleased Collection - for more info about unreleased songs, check out this Google doc made by u/erinthecute Duplicate posts and posts that should be in relevant megathreads tend to clog up the sub and that is something we want to avoid.ĭan Reynolds: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Twitchĭragons Hub: Twitter, Instagram, Facebookįull Discography List of Imagine Dragons and it's members Also, make sure to post only in relevant stickied megathreads when wanting to share your thoughts about a new song or anything along those lines. Before posting a link make sure someone hasn't already done so.
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