Noteworthy album covers of 2014

http://blastoutyourstereo.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Japanther-cover-art.jpg

My friend Kim illustrated that!

http://picastro.files.wordpress.com/2013/12/top-pick-7.jpg

Picastro - You

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/513wl9e4TuL._SL500_AA280_.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/vxsu7Ew.jpg

http://cdn4.pitchfork.com/albums/20355/homepage_large.1b314148.jpg

http://geo-media.beatport.com/image_size/500x500/9117566.jpg
(Various Production's new alias)

http://vf-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/legowelt.jpg
Legowelt's Teen Romance 12" on LIES- I forgot to post this on the 2013 thread; still creepy as hell

https://f0.bcbits.com/img/a3223088366_2.jpg

Language of Faint Theory by The Hazey Janes.

Isn't that Hardware cover just the film poster?

One of them, yeah- on comparison it looks they did some minor touch-ups (flames in both eye sockets instead of a red laser dot in one, removed the cityscape background, degraded the image a little). I just thought it was a fun reference/appropriation/whatever.

...and here I was going to mention that seeing a track titled "3Jane" on the upcoming EMA album had me wishing for a late 80's/early 90's cyberpunk revival, only now it looks like the track's been retitled "Neuromancer." Subtle!

http://i.imgur.com/5zJbwcL.jpg

http://www.brooklynvegan.com/img/as/sandys-fourth-dementia.jpg

Here's some of my favorite album covers so far:

http://i.imgur.com/TToNjjW.jpg

Albums:
Japanther - Instant Money Magic
Yumi Zouma
William Onyeabor - Remixes
Foxes - Holding On to Heaven
Boozoo Bajou - 4
Todd Terje - It's Album Time
Taking Back Sunday - Happiness Is
Mo - No mythologies to follow

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/81JN-g1SCkL._AA1500_.jpg

http://f0.bcbits.com/img/a1681544145_10.jpg

noteworthy board spamming of 2014

sorry

xxp Looks kind of Acid Mothers Temply.

That Foxes cover. I don't like it. Apparently contrived head-and-shoulders shots of artists staring off-camera and expressing vague emotions annoy me. See also that one St. Vincent cover.

Looks kind of Acid Mothers Temply

exactly -> wild gals a-go-go crossed with troubadours from another heavenly world

https://s3.amazonaws.com/vice_asset_uploader/files/1398706827fu_manchu.jpg

Swans - "To Be Kind"

http://cdn4.pitchfork.com/news/54441/bea50828.jpg

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/5198tkvzkfL._SS420_.jpg

What is the Mø record all about? The cover is surely a tribute to AR & Machines, right?

http://www.progarchives.com/progressive_rock_discography_covers/2547/cover_133820832010.jpg

http://cdn3.pitchfork.com/news/54876/520600ea.jpg

That Foxes cover. I don't like it. Apparently contrived head-and-shoulders shots of artists staring off-camera and expressing vague emotions annoy me. See also that one St. Vincent cover.

― L. Ron and Wine (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Friday, April 25, 2014 5:00 AM (1 week ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

otm. tired of these covers. see also close up of someone's face with colored paint splattered all over.

If you don't want to take a photo for your album cover, you should make some art for it instead.

http://i.imgur.com/04HRJVC.png

It looks like Morrissey is teaching a dog that world peace is none of its business. Which I guess is true, but I still don't get it?

http://blogs.villagevoice.com/music/RiffRaffTweets.jpg

What is Moz holding in front of that dog? It looks like a solidified turd.

that's an infant child, adam

record store day doors compilation (get it?):
http://s3.amazonaws.com/broadtime_photo/418455676350

http://www.brooklynvegan.com/img/bp/melting-sun.jpg

Quite clearly a Post-Deafheaven cover/titel-combo.

http://www.residentadvisor.net/images/reviews/2014/kompakt-cd117.jpg

oh it's based off this:
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_feucQZtlh7w/TMt9GO7nFPI/AAAAAAAADd8/5KZq9xdmIcw/s400/gonzal_wall_wallyonth_101b.jpg

i feel like that kinda homage is cool for a press photo/magazine shoot but its just stupid as your album cover

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51h4GoBcnmL._SS420_.jpg

Les Big Byrd - 'They Worshiped Cats'

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51zGizRgM2L._SS420_.jpg

Archie Bronson Outfit - 'Wild Crush'

http://f0.bcbits.com/img/a2301055101_10.jpg

feeling this

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/01/140127-white-peace-doves-attacked-birds-rome-vatican-pope/

ah forgot abt that

of the four images there the one they used is possibly the least striking tbh!

hahaha

they layout/design makes me think of valerie and her week of wonders

http://www.dummymag.com/media/uploads/new_music/Grumbling_Fur_Preternaturals_Album_Art.jpeg

new grumbling fur innit

Cool - didn't know there was a new grumbling fur innit. Pretty colours too.

A real 70s vibe for the upcoming New Pornographers:

https://fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpf1/t1.0-9/10426700_10152448142922380_6231963947853595771_n.jpg

And a fun little widget at their site that lets you play with the cover art: http://thenewpornographers.com/

That's a great cover.

new soft pink truth album cover (nsfw):

http://noisey.vice.com/blog/the-soft-pink-truth-interview-why-do-the-heathen-rage-cover-art

(sorry for vice link but it was the only place i could find it big enough to see the detail)

Okay, that's just awful! I guess it's supposed to be a parody of some sort, but... what's the point?

Okay, now that I look at it a bit closer (I'd love to see a bigger version that wouldn't make me squint), looks like all the participants in it are male. So is it supposed like a queer satire of typical metal covers? But do any actual metal covers look like that? Certainly the art style feels more Crumb than Vallejo.

well Drew explains it quite nicely in the Vice article