Noteworthy album covers of 2012

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(wrestling with the fact that one of those early singles i liked was called "blind muslim girl")

contenderizer, Friday, 6 July 2012 19:34 (eleven years ago) link

y'all probably realize this but that pre new one is the old British Rail logo reversed

yup.

mark e, Friday, 6 July 2012 20:10 (eleven years ago) link

so far this is an almost improbably horrible year for album art.

wack nerd zinging in the dead of night (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Friday, 6 July 2012 22:27 (eleven years ago) link

has this one been posted yet?
http://cdn02.cdn.gorillavsbear.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Freedom-2K-575x575.jpg

LA Vampires by Octo Octa - "Freedom 2K"

BringTheAuBonPain, Tuesday, 10 July 2012 05:22 (eleven years ago) link

are we allowed post our own stuff here? apologies if not...

http://f0.bcbits.com/z/36/58/365848462-1.png
http://f0.bcbits.com/z/14/82/148242120-1.jpg

this is my band's debut EP (lamontbaileywall.bandcamp.com). cover was designed by my brother.

Volvo Twilight (p-dog), Tuesday, 10 July 2012 14:19 (eleven years ago) link

feck it, that link should be http://lamontbaileywall.bandcamp.com.

Volvo Twilight (p-dog), Tuesday, 10 July 2012 14:20 (eleven years ago) link

nice packaging

wack nerd zinging in the dead of night (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 10 July 2012 17:14 (eleven years ago) link

More Robert Beatty art
http://s3.amazonaws.com/delivery.midheaven.com/h/122601/images/raglani_husk_main.jpg
Raglani Husk

Trip Maker, Wednesday, 11 July 2012 16:59 (eleven years ago) link

I feel like it's better in person than on screen. It looks like a Klaus Schulze record, it's nice.

Trip Maker, Wednesday, 11 July 2012 17:00 (eleven years ago) link

http://ireallylovemusic.co.uk/blog/wp-content/563343_10150976109504398_1790092520_n.jpg

blood everywhere - method

bandcamp release in august, possible vinyl if there is demand.

mark e, Tuesday, 17 July 2012 16:10 (eleven years ago) link

lol...i still remember when i saw them and this girl that was knob twisting with some weird boxes onstage was wearing an oversized WCW NWO hockey jersey for some reason.

wack nerd zinging in the dead of night (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Friday, 20 July 2012 02:09 (eleven years ago) link

j/k

bad wife decisions (electricsound), Friday, 20 July 2012 02:11 (eleven years ago) link

I laughed.
How has something never been called "Son of a Bitches Brew" before?!

Walter Galt, Friday, 20 July 2012 08:28 (eleven years ago) link

That's got to be on the fake Acid Mothers Temple thread. Somebody won the pool.

Amoeba, Fish, Monkey, Shame (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Friday, 20 July 2012 08:37 (eleven years ago) link

http://editionsmego.com/media/release/218/1/eMEGO148.1-350x350.jpg

Robert Hampson - Signaux

mod night at the oasis (NickB), Monday, 23 July 2012 12:52 (eleven years ago) link

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/61T65yLZvWL._SS500_.jpg

Baroness – Yellow & Green

DavidM, Tuesday, 24 July 2012 09:43 (eleven years ago) link

http://redeyerecords.co.uk/imagery/89158-1.jpg

^ this has got to be one of the worst covers of the year

mod night at the oasis (NickB), Tuesday, 24 July 2012 09:52 (eleven years ago) link

Looks like a potato wearing a cape and a hat. Thanks Kompakt!

mod night at the oasis (NickB), Tuesday, 24 July 2012 09:53 (eleven years ago) link

Yeah, given how good the first Taragana Ep looked, that really sucks.

http://cdn6.potholesinmyblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/artworks-000005118765-2keeol-original.jpg

computers are the new "cool tool" (James Morrison), Tuesday, 24 July 2012 10:24 (eleven years ago) link

that Baroness cover is terrible love most of Baizley's stuff, but ugh I don't know what they were thinking with that thing.

beard papa, Wednesday, 25 July 2012 01:30 (eleven years ago) link

The Sea and Cake- Runner

http://www.brooklynvegan.com/img/indie/runner.jpg

mizzell, Friday, 27 July 2012 20:04 (eleven years ago) link

Big fan of Sam Prekop's photography

Moodles, Friday, 27 July 2012 20:10 (eleven years ago) link

Fly

Spottie_Ottie_Dope, Tuesday, 31 July 2012 15:43 (eleven years ago) link

Hey look a circle

Amoeba, Fish, Monkey, Shame (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Wednesday, 1 August 2012 03:20 (eleven years ago) link

Ice Choir - Afar

http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m33djhPJcL1qgrj9c.png

Tough Cookie, Wednesday, 1 August 2012 15:52 (eleven years ago) link

is it zany white rapper cover day? why yes it is

http://cdn2.pitchfork.com/news/47380/669bbbaf.jpeg

REV LION (The Reverend), Friday, 3 August 2012 21:59 (eleven years ago) link

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRsca_bLaig

DavidM, Friday, 3 August 2012 22:18 (eleven years ago) link

More here: http://www.creativereview.co.uk/cr-blog/2012/august/record-sleeves-of-the-month

DavidM, Friday, 3 August 2012 22:19 (eleven years ago) link

haha whine

REV LION (The Reverend), Friday, 3 August 2012 22:45 (eleven years ago) link

jeff kleinsmith is the peter saville of our time

http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m86usuueiR1qz6f9yo1_1280.jpg

mizzell, Sunday, 5 August 2012 16:04 (eleven years ago) link

both those are really cool

Elrond Hubbard (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Monday, 6 August 2012 22:06 (eleven years ago) link

(what is that)

Walter Galt, Tuesday, 7 August 2012 16:51 (eleven years ago) link

Ormonde - Machine apparently.

Blind, Pregnant, Gay, Royal (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Wednesday, 8 August 2012 03:36 (eleven years ago) link

http://i46.tinypic.com/e16pzd.jpg

New Spectre Folk - Ancient Storm.

Blind, Pregnant, Gay, Royal (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Wednesday, 8 August 2012 04:03 (eleven years ago) link

http://cdn.hiphopdx.org//images/news/1-wizONIFC.jpg

She Got the Shakes, Wednesday, 8 August 2012 09:34 (eleven years ago) link

http://www.brooklynvegan.com/img/indie/bobtempest.jpg

She Got the Shakes, Wednesday, 8 August 2012 09:37 (eleven years ago) link

Spectre Folk looks like another Robert Beatty cover, am I right?
Love it.

Trip Maker, Wednesday, 8 August 2012 14:28 (eleven years ago) link

Listening to it on Spotify now, really good.

Trip Maker, Wednesday, 8 August 2012 14:34 (eleven years ago) link

CFCF- Exercises
http://cdn03.cdn.gorillavsbear.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/EXERCISES-575x575.jpg

I would like almost any cover with Louis Kahn on it

mizzell, Wednesday, 8 August 2012 15:54 (eleven years ago) link

i'm digging this spectre folk, good stuff

Elrond Hubbard (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Wednesday, 8 August 2012 15:55 (eleven years ago) link


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