Noteworthy album covers of 2013

they spelled "Primus" wrong.

La Big Vic - Cold War

― Johnny Fever, Monday, January 7, 2013 6:55 AM (1 week ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

I like that one. I have no use for the band but that's pretty great.

― EZ Snappin, Monday, January 7, 2013 6:59 AM (1 week ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Yeah, I wish they were better, because they have two pretty special album covers so far.

― Johnny Fever, Monday, January 7, 2013 7:00 AM (1 week ago)

They are named for an ilx0r if you can believe that.

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_r2QpqEEKpg/ULZvqv2Bt2I/AAAAAAAACzY/TaxGojRA0ik/s400/cover.png

what a dramatic way to die

http://f0.bcbits.com/z/31/65/3165155548-1.jpg

What is it? Is it the sequel to the Nine Inch Nails giant hand album?

http://i.imgur.com/CSyTi00.jpg

http://distilleryimage4.s3.amazonaws.com/26f2f8e46a2e11e2ad8422000a1fa8e9_7.jpg

guys please change all covers to greyscale before posting them here-- if i want to see what they really look like i'll look EVERYWHERE ELSE on the internet, thx

This is an album art thread. Those are POLL RESULTS GRAPHICS. If u cannot tell the difference between these two things, then...ugh.

i'm just being a dick, JF, i'll stop.

http://assets.rollingstone.com/assets/images/story/new-eric-clapton-album-old-sock-due-in-march-20130129/1000x306/clapton-306-1359473322.jpg

lol wut

more like old cock amirite

I think that's a great cover. Saw it yesterday but forgot to post it. Thanks mookieproof!

http://cdn.stereogum.com/files/2013/01/colin-stetson-new-history-warfare-vol-3-608x608.jpg

http://psuvanguard.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Tomahawk01.jpg

ooh new Stetson

Featuring Justin Vernon. I don't know if that lessons or heightens your excitement.

um...we'll wait and see then

ben frost is the producer though, maybe that cancels jv out?

http://assets.rollingstone.com/assets/images/story/new-eric-clapton-album-old-sock-due-in-march-20130129/1000x306/clapton-306-1359473322.jpg http://www.rollingstone.com/assets/images/album_review/07d215daa6177d616bad074643951ae093363dd1.jpg

EZ you really like that Clapton?! Like as in like as a joke right?

No, I think it's kind of wonderfully cheesy and apropos for the old codger. EC don't give a fuck, and it shows.

i wonder if photo is a selfie

Yeah ok I get that. Having worked with him and his camp, he (they) kinda DOES give a fuck though, which is why this surprises me a little.

New Stetson = too much Vernon = bummer. It's a lot lighter than the last full length.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4x41x0Xf8Qk

(start at 1:00)

hahaha never heard that smashmouth joke

Like the Clapton cover way better than his previous album.

ERIC CLAPTON
http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/About/General/2010/6/26/1277553438063/Giant-tortoise-numbers-ar-006.jpg
OLD COCK

http://www.brooklynvegan.com/img/indie/strokes-comedown-machine.jpg

kind of similar vibe to...

http://www.resident-music.com/image/cache/data/rom/feb13/brmc-500x500.jpg

makes me think of shellac 1000 hurts too, the cd was packaged in a box similar to that used for reel-to-reel tape

i like it but its kind of a played out look in 2013 imho

yes, definitely. seen that exact idea used for other stuff too, can't think what though xp

http://www.resident-music.com/image/cache/data/rom/dec12/bellacd377-500x500.jpg

^ almost as ugly as his last album. very brown, very drake take care

still waiting for his chicken leg order to arrive

That has to be intentional.

who is he? i kinda like that.

He used to front The Czars.

Umberto - Confrontations

https://adhoc-staging.s3.amazonaws.com/cache/images/confrontations_medium_image.jpg

I like that.

http://alllossless.net/uploads/posts/2012-12/1356345060_131766funeral_for_a_friend.jpg

funeral for a friend: conduit

I love that.

Last two are solid enough that I'm close to Googling those bands.

Like the Clapton cover way better than his previous album.

Is that the one where he's giving the camera a sour look like you're getting too close to his Bentley?

guy who did the FFAF artwork is a nice dude of my acquaintance, he has loads of stuff like that ('snowskull' on instagram iirc). can't say much for the actual band though

Cover connections:

http://www.resident-music.com/image/cache/data/rom/dec12/bellacd377-500x500.jpghttp://4.bp.blogspot.com/-jkk60ajGDrU/UOZT1aSv_FI/AAAAAAAABNQ/CV7eSZOJnWY/s1600/julie.jpg

I guess by Julie's 18th birthday she'd gotten the fuck away from him.

oh good spot t-dawg!

feel like i wanna wave back

meant to add the vastum cover the other day, but forgot. so great! was bummed by the comparatively dull imagery on the vinyl version, but turns out it has a poster of that ghastly thing inside (uncropped art, no text).

the artist, paolo girardi, also did the covers for this year's power trip and inquisition albums (among a ton of other stuff, busy dude). think i might have posted the former somewhere way upthread...

man, FACT's best 30 are almost as bad as their worst 30. baffling choices, most of them.

fact sure doesnt like r&b/hip hop

For those of you who liked the Deafheaven cover.

http://pitchfork.com/news/57800-deafheaven-selling-sunbather-font/