Album Art
What I love about this cover is how the identity was carried across throughout all the other releases. They are dark yet appealing at the same time. Like a twisted kids fairy tale. All credit to Thomas Grunfeld who created the original creatures featured on the cover. They are from his series called Misfits which [...]
While Underworlds previous albums displayed Tomato’s trademark style for typography this one sticks in my memory for just being simple and cute. You can hardly say any of Tomato’s work is cute except for this. I can thank my British Typography teacher for introducing me to Tomato’s work. The photo is by Dirk Van Dooren [...]
I have no idea who Justice are but this new cover rocks my gonads, and from the reviews I’ve read online the album rocks too (in a dance kinda way). This is actually their first album. And as everyone know the dreaded second album is always the hardest to make and not just for the [...]
The Hive’s previous covers were all very forgettable, bland affairs. In fact they are so bad I’ll post the below. While not actually deviating that much from their previous covers, Tyrannosaurus Hives look timeless. While the previous endeavours look terribly dated. This cover however makes you stand up and take notice. It doesn’t say anything [...]
How could we mention Blur’s The Best Of without showing Queens Hot Space? You could just picture this in 1982 on vinyl with it’s metallic inks and fluoro colors. It would have popped right off the walls. Zapping you eyeballs to go buy it. It’s a wonder you can’t get red Freddy Mercury shirts like [...]
It’s amazing that one cover can brand a band from then on. This illustration by Julian Opie personifies Blur. The painting of this Blur album can be found at the National Portrait Gallery in London, England. What appeals to me about the illustration is its fun and unpretentious. It’s also very easy to achieve. Why [...]
Lemon Jelly never put text on the covers of their albums in order to prioritize the artwork. It’s amazing how the absence of type changes a CD covers design. It immediately feels more collectible and arty. Again shrink wrapped plastic with a sticker showing the bands name was used in record stores. Lost Horizons is [...]
I didn’t get into The Bronx until i heard their second album, The Bronx – II, which is bloody fantastic but with a less impressive cover. I always wanted to like them based on this cover, which reminds me of the horror movie posters of the late 70′s early 80′s. I’d even buy this on [...]
One of the most enduring covers of all time and proof in the power of photography and music. I was also interested to see the same designer for this Robbert Fisher also designed Odeley for Beck. As art director at Geffen he must have touched on many great albums in his time and sadly has [...]
It’s a little bit Monty Python meets high school art project meets one man band. Bill McMullen’s artwork fits perfectly with this eclectic album of funkly sounds and beats. When you flip the cover over you also get the flipped view of the musical machine. Even the bands name is flipped. It’s a nice subtle [...]
