Rock

Album: Dilettantes
Artist: You Am I

Here’s a first. The artwork for an album that hasn’t even hit the shelves (yep, that makes this a premiere). You Am I’s eighth studio album “Dilettantes” has some stunning high contrast illustrated artwork courtesy of Ken Taylor, who has previously worked on artwork for Tim Rogers, amongst a long prestigious list of other international […]

Album: Era Vulgaris
Artist: Queens Of The Stone Age
Cover Artist: Jason Noto
Design Studio: Morning Breath Inc.

It’s been a while since i’ve seen any album covers that spins my wheels enough that i feel like talking about it. But when Jason Noto, from the very talented and creative Morning Breath Inc sent us the latest QOSTA cover and all the accompanying artwork, i decided i oughta pull my finger out.

Album: Modern Guilt
Artist: Beck
Cover Artist: Mario Hugo, Unknown

Wow another Beck album so soon. I’ve been so busy lately a street poster had to alert me to the fact this was released.
Initially I thought they had forgotten to commission a cover for the album and just used what was lying around for the cover of Modern Guilt. It’s boring, uninspired and so generic. […]

Album: B.L.T.
Artist: Robin Trower
Cover Artist: Peter Wagg, Trevor Key

The simplicity and humor of this albums cover reminds me of XTC’s Ten Feet Tall. The brief must have come in with the album name and then it would have been “You know what let’s whack a sandwhich on the cover” then they went out and got wasted.

Album: Rolled Gold+
Artist: The Rolling Stones
Cover Artist: Alex Trochut
Design Studio: Zip

It’s a testiment to the Rolling Stones that the original Rolled Gold (the best of) was released over 30 years ago. This version has been titled Rolled Gold+ and you have to thank someone for not calling in Rolled Gold 2.0 which was probably mentioned in a meeting. Thankfully this version of the album not […]

Album: Viva La Vida
Artist: Coldplay
Cover Artist: Eugène Delacroix

Coldplay have started to unveil all their artwork for their 4th album ‘Viva La Vida or Death And All His Friends’. Coldplay’s new single, ‘Violet Hill’, will be available as a free download exclusively from coldplay.com for one week starting today, April 29 at 9.15pm (AEST). This is a full week ahead of the single’s […]

Album: United Paper People
Artist: Kisschasy
Design Studio: Debaser

Normally we wouldn’t post two album covers for the same band so close together but it just so happens I was sent supporting artwork for both covers at the same time and they are both uniquely different. They are both Aussie two which means that many of you might not have seen these covers.
This […]

Album: Icky Thump
Artist: The White Stripes

Here’s another nominee for a Grammy in “Category 89: Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package”. The album was released as limited edition USB
drives, each of the 6,666 produced (3,333 of Meg & 3,333 of Jack) containing the full album in Apple Lossless format. More info here about the bands obsession with the number 3.

Album: Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space
Artist: Spiritualized
Design Studio: Farrow

If ever there was a limited edition packaging that was never meant to be heard it’s this one. Spiritualized’s “Ladies and Gentlemen We are Floating in Space” came presented in a prescription medicine box with 12 mini CD’s in blister packs. The problem would be actually listing to the album. Changing the CD 12 times […]

Album: Houses of the Holy
Artist: Led Zeppelin
Cover Artist: Aubrey Powell, Storm Thorgerson
Design Studio: Hipgnosis

O.k. I know the two-tone burning Zeppelin image is the Zep equivalent of the Stones’ tongue logo but when I think of Bonzo and co. album covers - I think of Richard Drews’ novelty rotating disc sleeve for Led Zeppelin III,