Noteworthy album covers of 2012

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That's the remix version of Gloss Drop btw. The phrase that springs to my mind looking at that is 'you can't polish a turd'.

French Cricket in the USA (NickB), Monday, 16 April 2012 09:20 (1 year ago) Permalink

I'm not asking for Bonnie Raitt's cover to be literal or anything, but what does "Slipstream" have to do with her walking up an industrial staircase?

Johnny Fever, Monday, 16 April 2012 11:59 (1 year ago) Permalink

I like that we are going for "noteworthy" rather than good or bad, because in most cases it's obvious. But for some of the ones Bee OK posted upthread I have no idea if they liked them or not.

I am using your worlds, Monday, 16 April 2012 16:36 (1 year ago) Permalink

Laurel Halo - Quarantine

kingrockit, Tuesday, 17 April 2012 04:00 (1 year ago) Permalink

^ forgot to press the show 300 more posts button and didn't see this was a repost. . . apologies

kingrockit, Tuesday, 17 April 2012 04:04 (1 year ago) Permalink

I think the above pic belongs to this thread:

Manchester Manbears group appreciation Thread!!

Tuomas, Tuesday, 17 April 2012 10:39 (1 year ago) Permalink

The band above is an unlikely mix of dudes from Les Savy Fav, Orchid, Panthers, Black Army Jacket, and matt pond PA, with DFA ties. The cover is striking and highlights this oddness.

viacom dios, Tuesday, 17 April 2012 16:45 (1 year ago) Permalink

gotta be a reference to:

los blue jeans, Tuesday, 17 April 2012 23:50 (1 year ago) Permalink

jam city - classical curves

<3 <3 <3 perfection

liberté, égalité, beyoncé (lex pretend), Wednesday, 18 April 2012 12:59 (1 year ago) Permalink

hate it

Number None, Wednesday, 18 April 2012 13:01 (1 year ago) Permalink

I would skip that Jam City record because of that cover.

EZ Snappin, Wednesday, 18 April 2012 13:06 (1 year ago) Permalink

Yeah, that's kind of awful.

emil.y, Wednesday, 18 April 2012 13:16 (1 year ago) Permalink

literally no idea what you all dislike about it, i love the imposing inexplicability of it

liberté, égalité, beyoncé (lex pretend), Wednesday, 18 April 2012 13:20 (1 year ago) Permalink

It looks like a shitty desktop wallpaper from a decade ago

Number None, Wednesday, 18 April 2012 13:21 (1 year ago) Permalink

that graphical style is still being proudly displayed in the signatures of posters on vbb car forums

The term “hipster racism” from Carmen Van Kerckhove at Racialicious (nakhchivan), Wednesday, 18 April 2012 13:28 (1 year ago) Permalink

don't hate the jam city cover, but it's quite dull. it could be advertising flooring or glazing material in an architectural trade magazine. except for the spilled motorcycle, but that's not doing much for me.

yuppie bullshit chocolate blogbait (contenderizer), Wednesday, 18 April 2012 17:40 (1 year ago) Permalink

lex otm

♆ (gr8080), Wednesday, 18 April 2012 20:17 (1 year ago) Permalink

yeah that's a good one

some former lust object you've shamefully forgotten (some dude), Wednesday, 18 April 2012 20:18 (1 year ago) Permalink

love it, it's my jam!

diamonddave85, Wednesday, 18 April 2012 21:02 (1 year ago) Permalink

Terrible.

shabba lambides (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Thursday, 19 April 2012 04:00 (1 year ago) Permalink

yea that jam city is actually kinda nice, i think the datedness is sorta the point. also gotta love how divisive it apparently is lol

akadarbarijava (psychgawsple), Thursday, 19 April 2012 05:58 (1 year ago) Permalink

Ty Segall Band, "Slaughterhouse"

Walter Galt, Thursday, 19 April 2012 08:51 (1 year ago) Permalink

Wow. Looks like Nick Blinko drew The Beyonder. I don't know that I like it, but well done.

shabba lambides (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Friday, 20 April 2012 05:51 (1 year ago) Permalink

yuppie bullshit chocolate blogbait (contenderizer), Friday, 20 April 2012 05:53 (1 year ago) Permalink

van smack, Friday, 20 April 2012 15:26 (1 year ago) Permalink

Amazing resemblance to Don Van Vliet

Friends of Mr Caeiro (NickB), Friday, 20 April 2012 15:37 (1 year ago) Permalink

I like the Jam City even though the "COLD IMPOSING 80s HE DOESN'T HAVE A NAME HIS NAME IS DRIVER ALSO MIDNIGHT CITY" aesthetic is rapidly getting played out.

azealia canks (Whiney G. Weingarten), Friday, 20 April 2012 15:39 (1 year ago) Permalink

^ Too easy to mock the terrible covers you find in the emusic listings, but this one cracked me up

Friends of Mr Caeiro (NickB), Saturday, 21 April 2012 14:25 (1 year ago) Permalink

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

― jed_, Donnerstag, 19. Januar 2012 22:35 (3 months ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Been playing this pretty much 24/7 lately, makes up for the immense letdown Six Cups Of Rebel still continues to be.
Also still the best artwork of 2012 so far.

the europan nikon is here (grauschleier), Tuesday, 24 April 2012 22:00 (1 year ago) Permalink

it's an EP not an album but I think we can all agree on this being a noteworthy aesthetic shift for Akufen

wring wring wring wring wring wring wring wring homophone (DJ Mencap), Thursday, 26 April 2012 08:42 (1 year ago) Permalink

hmmmm, I saw that he hinted at this direction by doing a night a few years ago which was a parody of Ritchie Hawtin's Cube called ... 'The Pube'...

mmmm, Thursday, 26 April 2012 08:51 (1 year ago) Permalink

the shittiest cover of 2012?

cock chirea, Thursday, 26 April 2012 09:06 (1 year ago) Permalink

Not crazy about the lungs, but other than that, I like it. What is it?

Walter Galt, Thursday, 26 April 2012 09:19 (1 year ago) Permalink

purity ring - shrines

out in july apparently

cock chirea, Thursday, 26 April 2012 09:31 (1 year ago) Permalink

Patheticallly I know what that akufen cover is referncing. Used to get played on the St Columbs college bus to strabane if we had a wacky driver
http://www.discogs.com/QFX-Freedom-The-Album/master/91278

straightola, Thursday, 26 April 2012 12:33 (1 year ago) Permalink

ha, good spot

wring wring wring wring wring wring wring wring homophone (DJ Mencap), Thursday, 26 April 2012 13:16 (1 year ago) Permalink

i didn't really get an 80s vibe out of the Jam City one?

some dude, Thursday, 26 April 2012 13:38 (1 year ago) Permalink

fun loving and xtremely tolrant (Billy Dods), Thursday, 26 April 2012 19:17 (1 year ago) Permalink

That's very nice

Volvo Twilight (p-dog), Thursday, 26 April 2012 23:35 (1 year ago) Permalink

♆ (gr8080), Tuesday, 1 May 2012 03:40 (1 year ago) Permalink

(MGMT - Congratulations)

♆ (gr8080), Tuesday, 1 May 2012 03:40 (1 year ago) Permalink

still awesome

suburban buttshaven cannibal (electricsound), Tuesday, 1 May 2012 03:46 (1 year ago) Permalink

When in doubt, go with Ausgang.

Matt M., Tuesday, 1 May 2012 03:47 (1 year ago) Permalink

works for fuxa

suburban buttshaven cannibal (electricsound), Tuesday, 1 May 2012 03:50 (1 year ago) Permalink

Bee OK, Tuesday, 1 May 2012 05:46 (1 year ago) Permalink

Bee OK, Tuesday, 1 May 2012 05:55 (1 year ago) Permalink

love that akufen

Choc. Clusterman (contenderizer), Tuesday, 1 May 2012 06:32 (1 year ago) Permalink

two wings pretty great too

Choc. Clusterman (contenderizer), Tuesday, 1 May 2012 06:32 (1 year ago) Permalink

Cate le Bon - CYRK

good album, imo

DavidM, Wednesday, 2 May 2012 11:48 (1 year ago) Permalink


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