Iqela laseMelika Yibanombono weedragoni ukhuphe icwecwe lakhe lesibini lesitudiyo ngoLwesibini ophelileyo, phantsi kwegama elithi 'Smoke + Mirrors'. Lo msebenzi mtsha uza emva kwempumelelo efunyenwe ngemathiriyeli yakhe yokuqala, 'Imibono Yasebusuku', eyapapashwa ngoSeptemba 17, icwecwe eliphumelele indawo yesine phakathi kwezona zinto zithengiswa kakhulu e-US ngo-2012, nokuba ngesingle 'Radioactive' yaphumelela IGrammy yoMsebenzi weRock oBalaseleyo ngo-2013.
Ukusuka kwicwecwe elitsha 'Msi + Izipili', Iqela laseLas Vegas lalisele likhuphe iingoma ezintathu zepromo kwiinyanga zamva nje: 'Ndibheja Ubomi Bam' ngo-Okthobha, 'Igolide' phakathi kuDisemba, kunye 'Nokudubula' ekupheleni kukaJanuwari. Eyokuqala engatshatanga, 'Ndibheja ngobomi bam', iphumelele impembelelo enamandla kuYouTube apho izuze ngaphezulu kwe-11 yezigidi zeembono.
I'Smoke + Mirrors' yaveliswa ngamalungu eqela kunye nomvelisi waseBritane UAlex Da Kid. Isandi salo msebenzi mtsha siyafana neso semveliso yangaphambili, nangona abalandeli beqela banokubona umahluko apho i-Imagine Dragons ikwazile ukufikelela kwiyantlukwano enkulu kunye nokutsha kwiingoma ezintsha njengoko kuchaziwe kupapasho lokukhululwa. . Umsebenzi omtsha ukhutshwe kwi-standard standard, njenge-CD (i-13 tracks), inguqulo ye-deluxe (ibandakanya i-4 tracks bonus) kunye ne-2-CD ye-super deluxe version kunye ne-8 iingoma ezongezelelweyo kwaye ekugqibeleni i-vinyl version.