Noteworthy album covers of 2012

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ilxor, Monday, 2 January 2012 21:39 (1 year ago) Permalink

woah

sonderangerbot, Monday, 2 January 2012 21:42 (1 year ago) Permalink

I'll be sick of seeing that every time I open the thread by next Friday. The curse of being the thread opener, i guess.

Johnny Fever, Monday, 2 January 2012 21:46 (1 year ago) Permalink

This gives me a typography boner

Johnny Fever, Monday, 2 January 2012 22:24 (1 year ago) Permalink

Undecided about this one. Alejandra Deheza is clearly a beautiful subject, but nothing about this cover means anything.

Johnny Fever, Monday, 2 January 2012 22:32 (1 year ago) Permalink

that School of Seven Bells cover is bad. I agree with you on the typeface of Kinny record.

EZ Snappin, Monday, 2 January 2012 22:43 (1 year ago) Permalink

School of Seven Bells Goes Tory? I always knew there was something about them I didn't like.

emil.y, Monday, 2 January 2012 23:15 (1 year ago) Permalink

⚓ (gr8080), Thursday, 5 January 2012 20:51 (1 year ago) Permalink


black dice- mr. impossible

mizzell, Monday, 9 January 2012 18:49 (1 year ago) Permalink

xp ilxor, is that the same artist who did this incredible stopmo Fleet Foxes video?

scottfree, Tuesday, 10 January 2012 01:16 (1 year ago) Permalink

Bocca Grande - Little Pianist

Johnny Fever, Wednesday, 11 January 2012 02:51 (1 year ago) Permalink

"Let's put a SSSMILE on that ALbum of yours..."

Doctor Casino, Wednesday, 11 January 2012 06:10 (1 year ago) Permalink

I'm not even entirely sure what's going on here...
Xiu Xiu - Always

She Got the Shakes, Wednesday, 11 January 2012 08:17 (1 year ago) Permalink

that is the worst.

Aesop Rizzle (a hoy hoy), Wednesday, 11 January 2012 14:25 (1 year ago) Permalink

Xiu Xiu's had a pretty storied run of terrible covers, thats about what I would expect at this point.

jon /via/ chi 2.0, Wednesday, 11 January 2012 14:32 (1 year ago) Permalink

they're finally done the sensible thing and gone all straight edge on us

Jamie_ATP, Wednesday, 11 January 2012 14:34 (1 year ago) Permalink

Necrocomiccon - Mjölnir For Nothing

EZ Snappin, Wednesday, 11 January 2012 16:15 (1 year ago) Permalink

haha!

Johnny Fever, Wednesday, 11 January 2012 16:49 (1 year ago) Permalink

xiu xiu cover looks like a combo of the graphic design of the last washed out album + the gross body imagery of the last toro y moi album, these are obvious hints that this will be their chillwave magnum ops

congratulations (n/a), Wednesday, 11 January 2012 16:55 (1 year ago) Permalink

chillwave magnum opus

Magnum opi are not very chill.

Who wants to see the great Pavarotti sit on a pie? (jer.fairall), Wednesday, 11 January 2012 17:01 (1 year ago) Permalink

DavidM, Thursday, 12 January 2012 16:14 (1 year ago) Permalink

the vinyl cover is pretty nice too

pat methamphetamine (diamonddave85), Thursday, 12 January 2012 16:29 (1 year ago) Permalink

I have no idea who Alcest is (are?) but that cover is gorgeous. Like the midpoint between the last Planningtorock album cover and Fever Ray's "When I Grow Up" video.

muus lääv? :D muus dut :( (Telephone thing), Friday, 13 January 2012 01:44 (1 year ago) Permalink

Clint Heidorn - "Atwater"

She Got the Shakes, Friday, 13 January 2012 01:55 (1 year ago) Permalink

Guided by Voices - Let's Go Eat the Factory

anatol_merklich, Saturday, 14 January 2012 22:38 (1 year ago) Permalink

Omega Centauri - Universum Infinitum

you need to look at it full screen size rly

tumblr white's secret kool-aid drinker (DJ Mencap), Sunday, 15 January 2012 12:50 (1 year ago) Permalink

album is worth checking if you like Wolves In The Throne Room btw

tumblr white's secret kool-aid drinker (DJ Mencap), Sunday, 15 January 2012 13:06 (1 year ago) Permalink

Guatafan - Chicas De Oro

tumblr white's secret kool-aid drinker (DJ Mencap), Monday, 16 January 2012 10:31 (1 year ago) Permalink

that cover is quite a deal better than the music within

virtual gape machine (electricsound), Monday, 16 January 2012 10:47 (1 year ago) Permalink

haw i'm just listening to it now, it's a bit like 'I Think We're Alone Now' but tinnier

tumblr white's secret kool-aid drinker (DJ Mencap), Monday, 16 January 2012 10:59 (1 year ago) Permalink

Nacho Picasso - Lord of the Fly
http://hypetrak.com/images/2012/01/bsbd-nacho-picasso-lord-of-the-fly-cover.jpg
In line with last years. Is alright.

The Pseudo Carp Walks Among Us (Spottie_Ottie_Dope), Monday, 16 January 2012 21:57 (1 year ago) Permalink

Wrong code, here it is:

The Pseudo Carp Walks Among Us (Spottie_Ottie_Dope), Monday, 16 January 2012 21:58 (1 year ago) Permalink

sensitive all-woman nu-folk band?

good luck in your pyramid (Neil S), Monday, 16 January 2012 22:05 (1 year ago) Permalink

:) Rap, actually.

The Pseudo Carp Walks Among Us (Spottie_Ottie_Dope), Monday, 16 January 2012 22:16 (1 year ago) Permalink

Cadillac- s/t

mizzell, Tuesday, 17 January 2012 15:21 (1 year ago) Permalink

the sun is her boobs

Aesop Rizzle (a hoy hoy), Tuesday, 17 January 2012 16:00 (1 year ago) Permalink

band logo looks like a teddy bear hat

Derartu Cthulhu (NickB), Tuesday, 17 January 2012 16:07 (1 year ago) Permalink

Talk about your golden globes.

jon /via/ chi 2.0, Tuesday, 17 January 2012 16:18 (1 year ago) Permalink

LEARN TO KERN

Johnny Fever, Tuesday, 17 January 2012 23:52 (1 year ago) Permalink

Oh wow.

Johnny, you a designer?

The Pseudo Carp Walks Among Us (Spottie_Ottie_Dope), Wednesday, 18 January 2012 00:17 (1 year ago) Permalink

I'm simply a wannabe.

Johnny Fever, Wednesday, 18 January 2012 00:18 (1 year ago) Permalink

Live by my motto below.

do a good kern daily (Spottie_Ottie_Dope), Wednesday, 18 January 2012 00:25 (1 year ago) Permalink

'Loose my macbook'

Derartu Cthulhu (NickB), Wednesday, 18 January 2012 00:25 (1 year ago) Permalink

sisilafami, Wednesday, 18 January 2012 19:42 (1 year ago) Permalink

Ahaha omg that is BAD

I certainly wouldn't have, but hey. (Le Bateau Ivre), Wednesday, 18 January 2012 19:56 (1 year ago) Permalink

Banana is not proportionate, other than that, I see no problem with it.

SOPA/PILLA (Spottie_Ottie_Dope), Wednesday, 18 January 2012 21:38 (1 year ago) Permalink


Flights of Fancy- vol 1 12"

mizzell, Thursday, 19 January 2012 15:50 (1 year ago) Permalink

the mars volta - noctourniquet

☂Ṳη∃➸¥ѦґḎṧ, ω ℌ ◎ к ḯ ʟ ʟ (diamonddave85), Thursday, 19 January 2012 15:51 (1 year ago) Permalink

wow that Flights of Fancy record is gorgeous. i'm immediately interested in hearing the music inside.

jed_, Thursday, 19 January 2012 21:35 (1 year ago) Permalink

fun loving and xtremely tolrant (Billy Dods), Thursday, 19 January 2012 21:40 (1 year ago) Permalink

I can never fault fans of Herbert Chapman, the Goat is nice.

a hoy hoy, Tuesday, 25 September 2012 10:03 (7 months ago) Permalink

Lavender Diamond! I wondered whatever became of them...

Walter Galt, Tuesday, 25 September 2012 15:37 (7 months ago) Permalink

2 weeks pass...

two of my least favourite recent ones...

Professor Giff (NickB), Monday, 15 October 2012 11:57 (7 months ago) Permalink

Love that Lamps one.

Walter Galt, Monday, 15 October 2012 14:34 (7 months ago) Permalink

This is pretty depressing:

Gelados n cream (longneck), Tuesday, 16 October 2012 11:50 (7 months ago) Permalink

So that isn't a SNL parody?

dronestreet, Tuesday, 16 October 2012 14:22 (7 months ago) Permalink

Unfortunately not. The kid is down with French Montana from what I'm told.

Gelados n cream (longneck), Tuesday, 16 October 2012 14:39 (7 months ago) Permalink

getting a real 'which member of barenaked ladies' vibe off this one

some dude, Wednesday, 17 October 2012 13:16 (7 months ago) Permalink

"flower petals, paint and semen"

the paisley beef window pane (electricsound), Wednesday, 17 October 2012 23:36 (7 months ago) Permalink

2 weeks pass...

Lambo Sedan (Whitey on the Moon), Thursday, 1 November 2012 20:43 (6 months ago) Permalink

I was hoping one of you guys would post this. I'm going against my usual biases and saying this one would definitely be better WITHOUT the type.

Johnny Fever, Friday, 2 November 2012 06:05 (6 months ago) Permalink

is that big boi?

"It's like death metal lyrics, but about a vagina." (a hoy hoy), Friday, 2 November 2012 06:43 (6 months ago) Permalink

y

Lambo Sedan (Whitey on the Moon), Saturday, 3 November 2012 07:29 (6 months ago) Permalink

y indeed :(

muus lääv? :D muus dut :( (Telephone thing), Sunday, 4 November 2012 15:15 (6 months ago) Permalink

NHK'Koyxeи ‎– Dance Classics Vol.I

NHK'Koyxeи ‎– Dance Classics Vol.II

Eli Keszler ‎– Cold Pin

all on Pan

ey, Sunday, 4 November 2012 15:51 (6 months ago) Permalink

i love that

but the boo boyz are getting to (Z S), Sunday, 4 November 2012 16:03 (6 months ago) Permalink

I'm a sucker for this aesthetic:
http://ninblogs.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/a3lsdqncmaeqbxm.jpg

This Is Not An ILX Username (LaMonte), Sunday, 4 November 2012 16:35 (6 months ago) Permalink

I mean:

This Is Not An ILX Username (LaMonte), Sunday, 4 November 2012 16:36 (6 months ago) Permalink

Yeah hes been doing that forever but I'm not sick of it yet

Mr. Zone A (Whiney G. Weingarten), Sunday, 4 November 2012 16:44 (6 months ago) Permalink

ALLIGATOR WITH A MACHINE GUN ON HIS HEAD TBH

croup da color of mayonnaise (Whiney G. Weingarten), Monday, 5 November 2012 22:14 (6 months ago) Permalink

^vvotm

thraeds of life (The Reverend), Monday, 5 November 2012 23:39 (6 months ago) Permalink

Face magazine reference for this new Swamp 81 12", 90s retro.

http://i1.sndcdn.com/artworks-000032622852-f7jpuq-crop.jpg?f6d22d0

mmmm, Tuesday, 6 November 2012 16:11 (6 months ago) Permalink

ugh

The Fieri Garnishes (Pillbox), Friday, 16 November 2012 01:17 (6 months ago) Permalink

That's actually not bad in a "found it at Goodwill for $1.00" kind of way.

Johnny Fever, Friday, 16 November 2012 01:46 (6 months ago) Permalink

make it stop

tome crues (Whiney G. Weingarten), Friday, 16 November 2012 01:47 (6 months ago) Permalink

(You'd have to chain me up to listen to it, though.)

Johnny Fever, Friday, 16 November 2012 01:47 (6 months ago) Permalink

2 weeks pass...

Love this one:

a Christmas .gif for you from (seandalai), Wednesday, 5 December 2012 14:42 (5 months ago) Permalink

Lau Nau - Valohiukkanen

and, c'mon, we've gotta have this on here:

http://wwwrollingstones.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/files/2012/09/12186694-600x600.jpg

DavidM, Wednesday, 5 December 2012 15:32 (5 months ago) Permalink

kind of lol but mostly awesome: Greg Foat Group - Girl And Robot With Flowers

a Christmas .gif for you from (seandalai), Thursday, 6 December 2012 03:24 (5 months ago) Permalink

surprised this isn't a Yes cover

Room 227 (cryptosicko), Thursday, 6 December 2012 03:26 (5 months ago) Permalink

saw this one today and thought of this thread

alpine static, Friday, 7 December 2012 08:16 (5 months ago) Permalink

Albert Crampus (NickB), Sunday, 9 December 2012 00:10 (5 months ago) Permalink

That Keyshia Cole cover is a contender for worst of the year, fo sho.

Johnny Fever, Sunday, 9 December 2012 00:15 (5 months ago) Permalink

Albert Crampus (NickB), Sunday, 9 December 2012 00:21 (5 months ago) Permalink

oooh, i like that

dexpresso (Z S), Sunday, 9 December 2012 00:23 (5 months ago) Permalink

Yeah that's cool. They used all of the colored markers.

That Gengras thing looks like a New Age album that would turn out to be really disappointing in the end.

endless budgie (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Sunday, 9 December 2012 07:12 (5 months ago) Permalink

The Pitchfork best and worst lists are up. Honestly, the worst list is pretty mild compared to some of the stuff I've actually seen, and at least half of the best list could've just as easily been placed in the worst list.

Did they not peep our thread this year?

Johnny Fever, Wednesday, 12 December 2012 17:19 (5 months ago) Permalink

Boner alert on the list of worst covers btw

Albert Crampus (NickB), Wednesday, 12 December 2012 17:25 (5 months ago) Permalink

So rush right over if you want to catch that

Albert Crampus (NickB), Wednesday, 12 December 2012 17:26 (5 months ago) Permalink

Paste put up their best list too, which is a really shitty selection:
http://www.pastemagazine.com/blogs/lists/2012/12/the-50-best-album-covers-of-2012.html

Albert Crampus (NickB), Wednesday, 12 December 2012 17:28 (5 months ago) Permalink

Pretty shocked that a Paste list would have a shitty selection of anything.

HAPPY BDAY TOOTS (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Wednesday, 12 December 2012 18:35 (5 months ago) Permalink

re: Pitchfork best/worst album covers

I was glad to see the Lone album in the best of list because I think that's a really nice cover, but yeah, otherwise most of the best ones seemed like just the most popular Pitchfork albums as opposed to ones that had really nice design.

Enjoyed seeing the sad goths on the worst of list.

Moodles, Wednesday, 12 December 2012 22:08 (5 months ago) Permalink

haha remember when pfork posted the shop I did of Chris Brown's Graffiti with the blue bowtie from the Larry King interview in their "Worst Album Covers"?

The Reverend, Thursday, 13 December 2012 05:07 (5 months ago) Permalink

Jesus, they really could have some kind of warning about the boner cover. It just froze on it while the page was loading.

This cover is genuinely baffling to me - I honestly can't even imagine what it's trying to suggest:

Walter Galt, Thursday, 13 December 2012 10:41 (5 months ago) Permalink

Is that the new James Ferraro persona?

Number None, Thursday, 13 December 2012 11:27 (5 months ago) Permalink

Did you mean: 2k Hustle?

LOL

besides Sunny Real Estate (dog latin), Thursday, 13 December 2012 11:37 (5 months ago) Permalink

Not sure whether this is amazing or terrible:

Neil S, Thursday, 13 December 2012 14:45 (5 months ago) Permalink

What has Wayne Hussey done to his hair?

Albert Crampus (NickB), Thursday, 13 December 2012 14:48 (5 months ago) Permalink

Again I'm torn

Neil S, Friday, 14 December 2012 11:56 (5 months ago) Permalink


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