Noteworthy album covers of 2011

ytf does the world need another joy division compilation?

still doing this i guess
http://i.imgur.com/zFNgb.jpg

Joy Division cover reminds me of this :

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41TD9FSCDNL._SL500_AA300_.jpg

http://www.ihiphop.com/content/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/cover.jpg

WAYNE ALBUM COVER CONFIRMED:

http://pitchfork.com/news/42264-let-this-be-the-cover-of-the-new-lil-wayne-lp/

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41tFBA3-DUL._SS500_.jpg

Implodes – Black Earth

^^
awesome

that girl sells me records

wait wat?

That Lollipops cover is killing it. Everything is just perfect about it, the Patti Smith-vibe, the smoke, the coy look, the font and logo... <3

Made me search them out immediately and hey ho, am loving it. Thanks Johnny F!

Cool, glad you like it.

xxxp she works at my local record store

http://store.recessrecords.com/images/URTC-KYS-WEB.jpg

Nice Jack Chick aesthetic.

haha i was thinking david rees, but that too

Who are Implodes? That cover makes me wanna hear them.

Implodes are kinda dark ambient, post-rock, shoegaze drone etc

new Gnod INGNODWETRUST

http://i53.tinypic.com/2u4jznk.jpg

Better than Lady Gaga's
http://www.weirdal.com/images/alpoclg.jpg

haha

I guess he's pestALence.

dig this one a lot, but don't think it's particularly original
http://1146miles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Friends-Friend-Crush.jpg

mostly b/c it just feels like
http://www.goner-records.com/cart/images/mbv_you_made_me_realise-1.jpg
+
http://images.uulyrics.com/cover/c/cocteau-twins/album-heaven-or-las-vegas.jpg

Which one do you dig? Am I missing an image before MBV and CT?

oh! no, i meant i *liked* the Friends cover but really more for the nostalgia it evoked than it being anything particularly innovative.

but for the count, that You Made Me Realise cover is likely in my top 5 album covers

er, yeah, guess it didn't show. here's another link:
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-aCoOXCDk4IU/TaODBmKxpsI/AAAAAAAAADw/xvmred8kwUQ/s320/Friends-Friend+Crush.jpg

Are you talking about this? It's not showing up in your original post

http://bandcamp.com/files/41/17/411773697-1.jpg

(love that song, btw)

Ah, thanks for clearing that up! Didn't see the friend crush cover in your original post. And assumed you weren't talking about Weird Al's record being a cross between the two lovely covers you put up ;-)

I'm intruigued by this Friends one btw.

They've got one of the most google-proof names in the world, so here's a helping hand: http://www.facebook.com/sdneirfbackwards

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5098/5456467150_d890d308ac.jpg

I would like the Friends cover more if it said FRANS

lol'd irl ^

another
http://images.wikia.com/lyricwiki/images/1/18/Damon_%26_Naomi_-_False_Beats_And_True_Hearts.jpg

Oh good, it's time for another Damon & Naomi album I'll listen to once, like very much, and then file away never to be listened to again.

Thanks for the link Johnny! Wouldn't have guessed 'Sdneirfbackwards'...

I like the Damon & Naomi cover. Unfortunately it will pretty much go like mr. Fever described up here. Which is so stupid of me because I do really like it, nearly all albums. For some reason they get marginalised in my mind.

from last year, but I love this:
http://www.theuntz.com/userfiles/Glowing-in-the-Darkest-Night.jpg

reminds me of the moulton joint

Font reminds me of those cool Star Trek paperbacks

Looks like the cover of a Joe Haldeman book.

he's got a few like that (also from last year):
http://whatimg.com/images/81830269039802044467.jpg
http://whatimg.com/images/00358076595607955337.jpg

too bad the music is shitty

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http://i.imgur.com/qQ83o.jpg

http://youlookdeath.ly/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/JOHN-MAUS-WE-MUST-BECOME...-575x575-470x470.jpg

http://thenewgay.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/girls-names.jpg

effing great record, btw

wow I love that one

Pretty Lights covers are so good. Love that pulpy scifi paperback vibe.

It's unfortunate that he's so awful. He's from a local college town here in CO, Fort Collins, and is p much a shining example of frat boy electro.

admittedly his moniker tho stems from his light shows, which i've seen and are pretty neat. on drugs.

here's the artist's flickr: dan mcpharlin

his EP is pretty good but the sleeve art is horrible
http://minimalistica.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Lee-Foss-Your-Turn-Girl.jpg

gross

I don't hate it.

http://www.basedworld.com/wp-content/plugins/random-image/blackken/LilB-BlackKenArt2.jpg