Noteworthy album covers of 2015

http://cdn2.pitchfork.com/news/59164/428bd068.jpg

the image not all that remarkable, but the background is matte while o'rourke's image is glossy. has an embossed sort of feeling to it, shows a lot of fingerprints.

miguel went big with that and pulled it off imo. backgrounds a little busy and unnessecerary but still, thats bold

FIrst time I saw the Miguel cover, my immediate takeaway was "he's got HUGE thighs!"

i don't like the miguel cover

miguel has kind of a cover connection going on with this one...

http://www.brainfeedersite.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/BFDNL050_The_Epic_HIGHRES-524x524.jpeg

Kamasi Washington - The Epic

and this has a cover connection with the Drenge...

http://www.resident-music.com/image/cache/data/pias/may15/boogie-500x500.jpg

Dommengang - Everybody's Boogie

only thing i don't like about the miguel cover is that you can't see his right hand and it kind of looks like he's jerking off

i like that kamasi washington album

https://i1.sndcdn.com/avatars-000126671152-h37dad-t500x500.jpg
Henrik Schwarz - Instruments

Noteworthy, not necessarily for the right reasons
http://mute.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/albumcover_final_nipple_sm.jpg

http://oka-cdn.okayplayer.com/wp-content/uploads/CONGO-PERCUSSIONS-BOLANGASSA-WEB-lg-715x715.jpg

https://f1.bcbits.com/img/a2877845993_16.jpg

https://f1.bcbits.com/img/a4050077356_10.jpg

Gurun Gurun - Kon B

nice

http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0097/0772/products/KLP257_grande.jpg

http://cdn.pitchfork.com/news/59999/aba65aea.jpg

40 years from now we'll have a thread for this kind of cover.

Oh god, Eagles of Death Metal are still a thing?

http://www.resident-music.com/image/cache/data/warner/june15/young-500x500.jpg

Missed opportunity for David Dees imo

first half of painting would have been waaaaaay more effective on its own--too much other guff going on

http://i.imgur.com/Z5COwTk.jpg

The art's a little bit early 70s throwback, but this is mostly all about the stunning portrait.

http://www.resident-music.com/image/cache/data/pias/jun15/johngranttickles-500x500.jpg

^ always a reliable source of terrible covers

Didn't know America's Test Kitchen was running a record label now

Probably less sexual innuendo on Bella Union.

http://i.imgur.com/aOf74vO.jpg

Suzanne Kraft - Talk From Home

Precisely the sort of album cover I would hope for from someone who took the pseudonym "Suzanne Kraft".

I can't explain why exactly, but that cover art is making me ANGRY.

Take it to the irrationally angry thread.

i think it's a great cover, but it does look a lot better against a non-white background

Cover connections:

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/510IrvQfbxL.jpg

Kraft cover is horrible but the album is good

IRL lol @ Kraft = secretly Paddington

I was thinking Monie Love might be hiding under that hat. Agreed, great image.

I think it's just that style/shade of denim that sets me off.

Agree with JF on this. It's an annoyingly bad cover.

Have we done Chvurches' new 'Power, Corruption and Lies' homage? I like it.

http://static.stereogum.com/uploads/2015/07/16024655/CHVRCHES_EveryOpenEye-560x560.jpg

https://f1.bcbits.com/img/a1657678796_10.jpg

love that but "sassyblack" aligned left really bothers me, should be center-aligned?

If they're going with the Star Wars font, I want a full opening crawl.

yeah, sassyblack text position makes it look like the watermark of a bad internet meme

https://f1.bcbits.com/img/a2786091943_16.jpg

https://f1.bcbits.com/img/a3438712829_16.jpg

Found these a few days ago when I came across the Atomnation bandcamp page. Beautiful covers and the albums are quite nice as well.

Paste are bad judges of music, but do they appreciate good art & design? find out

The 30 Best Album Covers of 2015 (So Far)
http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2015/07/the-30-best-album-covers-of-2015-so-far.html

the first choice is a NO

not a fan of most of those covers in the paste list

Any "best album covers" list that includes the Drake album gets the stink eye from me.

That list was terrible. There are, like, 3 good covers in the whole thing. (The Kid Rock one would be great if you got rid of the text. And if it wasn't for a Kid Rock album.)

Thought this effectively semaphored the content:

Gretchen Peters - Blackbirds
http://www.gretchenpeters.com/worldpetershellocruel/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/blackbirds600.jpg

http://fastnbulbous.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/mysleepingkarma-moksha.jpg

http://fastnbulbous.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/glowsun-beyond-1024x1024.jpg

https://f1.bcbits.com/img/a3150985663_10.jpg

I don't think I'm into psych revival covers anymore.

New Howls of Ebb EP:

http://i59.tinypic.com/f0cbgz.jpg

Did Tame Impala get posted?
http://cdn3.pitchfork.com/news/59124/04192b63.jpg