we can't all be george clinton
― TALiB KWELi SODMG (The Reverend), Wednesday, 4 April 2012 05:36 (fourteen years ago)
that is p amazing actually
the album sounded ok while they were reviewing it on npr but it also sorta reeked of black keys
― akadarbarijava (psychgawsple), Wednesday, 4 April 2012 05:57 (fourteen years ago)
Just the fact that he's even approaching being aggressive in any way again is refreshing. He's been dishing out meaningless jingles for decades.
― Johnny Fever, Wednesday, 4 April 2012 15:18 (fourteen years ago)
this kinda thing is total catnip to me, stolen from the punk thread:
http://f0.bcbits.com/z/29/54/295457560-1.jpg
― congratulations (n/a), Wednesday, 4 April 2012 15:20 (fourteen years ago)
Not a big fan of Cold War Kids, but I love this style of cover (note to The Walkmen: typography based covers done right can look really good!)
http://www.rocknbeats.com.br/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Cold-War-Kids-Minimum-Day-e1326828917613.jpg
― Johnny Fever, Wednesday, 4 April 2012 15:23 (fourteen years ago)
dr. john throwing back to his old psychedelic swamp days! nice cover!
http://static.rateyourmusic.com/album_images/97521115e37654b955862a731674ff0b/8055.jpg
^^i thought i hated dr. john until i heard this album, which is a heavy groove, maaaan
― the penultimate prophets (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Wednesday, 4 April 2012 17:14 (fourteen years ago)
like that fake limbs. reminds me a bit too strongly of pissed jeans shallow though.
― preternatural concepts concerning variances in sound and texture (contenderizer), Wednesday, 4 April 2012 18:11 (fourteen years ago)
reminds me a bit too strongly of vivian girls though.
― titanius sterlingsmith, fancyman of corwood (electricsound), Wednesday, 4 April 2012 23:34 (fourteen years ago)
(the text mostly)
Fake Limbs cover rules
― If Assholes Could Fly This Place Would Be An Airport, Thursday, 5 April 2012 01:36 (fourteen years ago)
http://www.side-line.com/images/uploads/march12042012.jpg
― Bee OK, Saturday, 7 April 2012 05:59 (fourteen years ago)
It Hugs Back - Laughing Partyhttp://www.ithugsback.co.uk/records/artwork/laughingparty-front&spine.jpg
― Bee OK, Saturday, 7 April 2012 06:02 (fourteen years ago)
Friendly Strangers - Where We Go, We Growhttp://f0.bcbits.com/z/80/17/801703134-1.jpg
― Bee OK, Saturday, 7 April 2012 06:06 (fourteen years ago)
I do not like these past three covers, band names or titles.
― Oxnard Cohen (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Saturday, 7 April 2012 06:12 (fourteen years ago)
it hugs back have done some lovely sleeves, but that is not one of their lovely ones.
― kate axford likes this (electricsound), Saturday, 7 April 2012 07:28 (fourteen years ago)
http://i342.photobucket.com/albums/o428/xr2saish/artworks-000017271135-736wqc-original.jpg
Slava - Soft Control
Can't remember if I posted that already. Yet another hands-only cover, kind of fascinated by the moisture content of this one though.
― Valéry Giscard d'Staind (NickB), Saturday, 7 April 2012 18:55 (fourteen years ago)
for some reason that gives me the creeps.
― Thoughts? You must have loads. (a hoy hoy), Saturday, 7 April 2012 19:18 (fourteen years ago)
Yeah, that hand looks like something they found in the fish counter at Sainsbury's.
― Valéry Giscard d'Staind (NickB), Saturday, 7 April 2012 20:29 (fourteen years ago)
it must be some kind of oil with water on top to give that droplet effect, no? very weird
― chilli, Saturday, 7 April 2012 21:16 (fourteen years ago)
http://www.side-line.com/images/uploads/march12042012.jpg = http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kzfjwpH3AI1qafdxeo1_500.gif
― 1 of paper = 4 of coin (Deric W. Haircare), Saturday, 7 April 2012 21:32 (fourteen years ago)
Slava cover connection with this one...
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/1c/DK_Plastic_Surgery_Disasters.jpg/220px-DK_Plastic_Surgery_Disasters.jpg
― Reality Check Cashing Services (Elvis Telecom), Sunday, 8 April 2012 00:22 (fourteen years ago)
just caught up on this thread after 2-3 months, here's a few i didn't see yet
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51dCD1pjndL._SS400_.jpg
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41bLD8bFWVL._SS500_.jpg
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51ems1Se8-L._SS500_.jpg
― ilxor, Sunday, 8 April 2012 04:21 (fourteen years ago)
^^ second one is Mirrorring - Foreign Body
― ilxor, Sunday, 8 April 2012 04:22 (fourteen years ago)
quite like the mirrorring one, though i don't love the music tbh
― scumulator (electricsound), Sunday, 8 April 2012 04:40 (fourteen years ago)
Like the Mirroring cover, too. Cover connection with the Flights of Fancy one!
― Oxnard Cohen (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Sunday, 8 April 2012 04:50 (fourteen years ago)
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/61YJtfm6ywL._SS500_.jpg
Zammuto – Zammuto
― DavidM, Sunday, 8 April 2012 18:04 (fourteen years ago)
dope
― Thoughts? You must have loads. (a hoy hoy), Sunday, 8 April 2012 18:36 (fourteen years ago)
The Wake - A Light Far Outhttp://music.is-amazing.com/sites/music.is-amazing.com/files/thelights.jpg
― Bee OK, Tuesday, 10 April 2012 04:37 (fourteen years ago)
Great White Buffalo - Tightropehttp://f0.bcbits.com/z/31/11/3111689088-1.jpg
― Bee OK, Tuesday, 10 April 2012 04:39 (fourteen years ago)
Tiger Waves - Don't Be YOurself http://f0.bcbits.com/z/36/89/3689307729-1.jpg
― Bee OK, Tuesday, 10 April 2012 04:44 (fourteen years ago)
thread is always full of bafflement. only "noteworthy" covers good or bad in the last few days are the slava and the zammuto, and the latter's no great shakes...
― preternatural concepts concerning variances in sound and texture (contenderizer), Tuesday, 10 April 2012 06:11 (fourteen years ago)
http://cdn.stereogum.com/files/2011/09/cyan.jpg
is this supposed to be BOB from twin peaks?
― tanuki, Tuesday, 10 April 2012 06:33 (fourteen years ago)
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AWWygQ9o1A4/Tk5jwtaQAjI/AAAAAAAAADM/HUs4af2DUgA/s1600/1296187746_cover.jpg
― jed_, Tuesday, 10 April 2012 08:08 (fourteen years ago)
http://www.experimedia.net/images/brr217lp.jpg
^ this was a december 2011 release, but I really love this photo
― French Cricket in the USA (NickB), Wednesday, 11 April 2012 22:36 (fourteen years ago)
Following up on that James Ferraro cover with the iPads on it, this is horrific:
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51zEle%2Bs3FL._SS500_.jpg
Whistla - Enter the Swivel
― French Cricket in the USA (NickB), Thursday, 12 April 2012 12:00 (fourteen years ago)
Bummed that this did not load, but this was supposed to be Early Astral from Chris Forsythe and Koen Holtkamp:
http://blackestrainbowrecords.bandcamp.com/album/early-astral
― French Cricket in the USA (NickB), Thursday, 12 April 2012 12:06 (fourteen years ago)
xp that's some Lawnmower Man-level silliness
― good luck in your pyramid (Neil S), Thursday, 12 April 2012 12:26 (fourteen years ago)
lol @ "Tiger Waves"
― easter back, somebody call the binks truck (Whiney G. Weingarten), Thursday, 12 April 2012 12:38 (fourteen years ago)
Whistla cover is some straight up have you shagged ariane yet?
― Walter Galt, Thursday, 12 April 2012 14:03 (fourteen years ago)
Haha yes!
― French Cricket in the USA (NickB), Thursday, 12 April 2012 14:23 (fourteen years ago)
http://sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/s320x320/548395_272701499474774_130149957063263_571357_321094478_n.jpg
Birch Cooper - I Was A Teacher
― You always tell me: "Perhacs Perhacs Perhacs" (seandalai), Thursday, 12 April 2012 14:23 (fourteen years ago)
oh god, it reminds me ofhttp://www.joltradio.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/pictureplane__thee_physical1.jpg
what do you call this "aesthetic" ?
― kelpolaris, Thursday, 12 April 2012 17:10 (fourteen years ago)
fugly
― Spottie_Ottie_Dope, Thursday, 12 April 2012 17:11 (fourteen years ago)
Trollgaze
― Emperor Cos Dashit (Adam Bruneau), Thursday, 12 April 2012 17:33 (fourteen years ago)
'Internet art'
― Blue Collar Retail Assistant (Dwight Yorke), Thursday, 12 April 2012 17:42 (fourteen years ago)
Kai's Power Tools
― joygoat, Thursday, 12 April 2012 18:47 (fourteen years ago)
speaking of net art, i present the new gatekeeper lp:
http://i.imgur.com/tQtVf.jpg
― diamonddave85, Thursday, 12 April 2012 18:52 (fourteen years ago)
― kelpolaris, Thursday, April 12, 2012 12:10 PM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
local band CD bin at a record store in the 90s?
― Mississippi Butt Hurt (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Thursday, 12 April 2012 18:54 (fourteen years ago)
overall this is a p bad year for album art!
― Mississippi Butt Hurt (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Thursday, 12 April 2012 18:55 (fourteen years ago)
But probably a good year for purposefully bad album art.
― Emperor Cos Dashit (Adam Bruneau), Thursday, 12 April 2012 18:56 (fourteen years ago)