Noteworthy album covers of 2012

what's so notable about that waka album cover?

Notably crap obviously.

yeah but it's so generic either way i don't feel strongly about it

True.

though i guess just the basic work is pretty bad looking, looks kinda 90s and regional though, which is weird now cuz everyone seems to be a lot slicker at very least

kinda 90s and regional though

must... not....

Would never listen to a non-VHF Doldrums on pure principle. Hey look at me, I'm starting a band called Magnog. Ugh, these fucking kids.

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/61eByBhPsnL._SS500_.jpg

Anywhere - Anywhere

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/61p0R1CYcOL._SS500_.jpg

Laurel Halo - Quarantine

Why did I add the Laurel Halo cover when we've already had it? Argh.

http://sezio.org/pix/fckeditor/image/01%20Zack/News/Mrs-Magician-Strange-Heaven.jpg

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

new Guardian Alien

The deer in the sky holding a book with his mouth makes it.

Last couple are good.

Mrs Magician working from the same palette as Carter Tutti Void, Best Coast, etc. Funny when things 'trend' so obviously. Can't accept that this is any more a coincidence than the 'bands with animal and beach-related names' thing

At least this doesn't give me a headache like the CTV album art does.

Pretty sure you can trace it back to Merriweather Post Pavillion

Black Angels were doing this steez before AC: http://www.amazon.com/The-Black-Angels/e/B00197ENG0

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v285/couldyoudefine/576440_10150709004317064_1554204851_n.jpg
Landing - s/t

what is Anywhere like? that cover intrigues me

that landing cover is great and even though theres no type on the cover it's still nicely composed

anywhere is kinda folky psychy, suits the cover

riyl espers

Will check that out!

You can't see any of the landings on the Landing cover.

ha, i was thinking the same thing but it seemed too corny to point out

That Landing cover is okay, but it pales in comparison to one of the great staircase-featuring album covers of our time:

http://12kblog.files.wordpress.com/2009/01/12k1051mini.jpg

Shit, that's poor quality, so much for posting to this thread from an iPad.

Better version here: http://12kblog.files.wordpress.com/2009/01/12k1051mini.jpg

Para One - Passion
http://www.bf2d.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/PARA-ONE.jpg

Looks like a Dali's Car album

Speaking of which...

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

eh, they don't have an apostrophe do they?

that "Parental Advisory..." sticker doesn't do the Para One cover any favours does it...

i dunno, it's kind of an amusing juxtaposition

http://factmag-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/dino-jr-newlp-6.12.2012.jpg

Have liked the wackiness of the past few Dino jr covers, but they're all kind of hideous to behold

love that (and the other recent ones)

ditto. way better than the art to bug anyway.

This is unsettling

http://lovethisgiant.com/site/images/lovethisgiant_ken.jpg

an album cover like that is usually to distract from a shitty album

Maybe, but the first mp3 is kinda cool.

http://pictures.mastermarf.com/blog/2009/090622-007-unsee-it.jpg

an album cover like that is usually to distract from a shitty album

― lamborghini persie (J0rdan S.), Thursday, June 14, 2012 1:59 PM (20 minutes ago) Bookmark

oh c'mon david byrne just has tons of wack/wacky ideas, i don't think he's the slightest bit self-conscious about whether his record is good when makes some goofy video or cover art for it

http://www.silentradio.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/WhiteManna.jpg

Holy Mountain consistently put out gorgeous-looking records. This is the White Manna album, don't think it's one of their best covers, but still pretty nice. Anyone head it yet btw?

Koi Pond - So Higher

http://images.junostatic.com/full/CS453487-01A-BIG.jpg

http://www.itsthebinomusic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/fiona-apple-idler-wheel1.jpg

That koi pond is amazing, what are they like?

Fiona apple cover is kind of amazing in that it looks like something that should be coming out on limited edition cassette not a major label

I haven't listened to koi pond, so I don't know really. Just saw it on a leak blog.

fiona apple would be good w/o the text at the bottom ruining it

deluxe edition looks nice http://i.imgur.com/RcQqF.jpg

+2 curious about Koi Pond based on cover art