Noteworthy album covers of 2011

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pre-empting reviewers?

cringe so hard at that handsome furs cover

new alvarius b. isn't that much better, but at least it's something:

http://www.israbox.com/uploads/posts/2011-02/1297963311_111111.jpg

Noteworthy furburgers of 2011

haha what is the thumbs down cover?

ugh that is something alright

man that might be the nadir of the circle cover craze

at a certain point the human body moves from beautiful to stupid. here we have arrived at that point

The thumbs down cover is a comp of the complete recordings of black metal band Vondur called No Compromise. I have no clue about the music, but the cover is, uh, notable. Kinda want to hear it because they cover Elvis, Judas Priest and Motley Crue. Who doesn't want to hear "Love Me Tender" and "Red Hot" in fine mid-90s black metal style?

*raises hand*

http://i51.tinypic.com/9iuwxx.jpg

far superior

where's the bush?

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_SFhgk2FUcYg/TT0HYDOZOrI/AAAAAAAABLI/X_tOGRuiNAM/s1600/album-sixteen-stone.jpg

alvarius album is so great the cover hardly matters

but hyeah...

http://i.imgur.com/olur7.jpg

hey wait a minute

http://www.israbox.com/uploads/posts/2011-05/1305063846_religious-knives-smokescreen-2011.jpg

(Recorded last year, but is a 2011 release)

mmmm, Brazil

Zero impact when I first saw it, but later read that Gaga took a phone photo of one of the proposed designs on her laptop to show someone else and ended up just using the phone photo. Might have been intentional from the beginning, but it's a good story.

http://popbytes.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/lady-gaga-judas.jpg

I like it. Finding her face and hands in it is like trying to find the devil head on White Light/White Heat. Wish the technique was used for the BTW album.

Obligatory 12" remix sleeve + label combo.

http://www.brooklynvegan.com/img/music2/lindstromglasser.jpg

The underlined "th" is still kryptonite to the English nerd in me

http://cdn.stereogum.com/files/2011/02/Eleventh-Dream-Day-Riot-Now.jpg

http://cdn.pitchfork.com/media/dumdum452__.jpg

Like that it hints at being retro without being a complete retro-pastiche.

http://jenesaispop.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/portada-joven-dolores.jpg

DUM DUM GIRLS one is fantastic

http://cdon.eu/media-dynamic/images/product/music/vinyl_lp/image0/viscera_2lp-13792370-frntl.jpg

Wow, I never realized that about the Judas cover, but now that I can see her slight reflection in it I like it a lot more (still think the song is bad).

Impact tho? Impact?

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http://cdn.pitchfork.com/media/blacklips_2.jpg

Font of the last one instantly made me go 'Chemical Brothers', even before I read it wasn't them

ha otm

does the naked person lying down have a chicken foot mask on their face? Also naked girl is kind of wtf...especially since the dudes are almost over-clothed, lol

I really like the hidden skull

love the flying dog

flying dog and religious knives TM:OT

o shit plus that jenny hval shit, damn

Bugging me about Dum Dum Girls cover: small piece of leg in the "T" in "GETS" means that on a cursory glance, the record appears to be titled HE GET'S ME HIGH

http://www.20jazzfunkgreats.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/tvr_front_weblarge.jpg

That's like an Arcadian analogue to the last Efterklang:

http://www.the-fly.co.uk/upload/images/album_reviews/Efterklang.jpg

mizzell's post = the blodell reserve's reflecting pool, right?

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51gr7oEXi2L._SS500_.jpg

IT SHOULD REALLY GO WITHOUT SAYING THAT IF A PIECE OF ALBUM ART DOES NOT INCORPORATE THE ARTIST AND ALBUM'S NAME, YOU SHOULD PROBABLY POST THAT ALONG WITH THE IMAGE
JUST SAYING
― gr8080, Tuesday, May 10, 2011 8:55 AM (2 weeks ago) Bookmark

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omg Queen of the Night!

the one i posted is Mind over Mirrors- The Voice Rolling

some more ATL bands/label releases:

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http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O4ziYXQBXOQ/TU7V5Wk_LVI/AAAAAAAAALU/JPEdVlhAYwc/s320/colafreaks.front.jpg

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4Hi1y9c82B8/TZCsEh-5W0I/AAAAAAAAALk/nR7EScPmnD4/s320/predatorfront.jpg

http://www.robshouserecords.com/063lg.jpg

Not a fan of the Coathangers cover, but the 7" (done by the same artist, Jason Travis) is way better:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3219/5764537315_cb786daf57.jpg

http://clatl.com/images/blogimages/2011/01/22/1295707639-mood_rings-1.jpg
Mood Rings "Sweater Weather Forever" EP

http://bandcamp.com/files/29/03/2903989314-1.jpg
Carnivores "German Flower" single

Carnivores one designed by drummer Ross Politi, who has awesome graphic design skills.

Er....oops, that the "Chandalier" one. Don't know if he did that, but probably...

http://dirtcultrecords.com/store/images/German%20flower.jpg

That Sweater Weather cover reminds me of the Implodes one upthread... sans saturation plus laughably hip fading.