Noteworthy album covers of 2023

https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a2016058937_65

idris ackamoor & the pyramids - afro futuristic dreams

https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a2640454164_10.jpg

tha retail simps - live on cool street

https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a2663617497_10.jpg

Dead and Dripping - Blackened Cerebral Rifts

https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a3679753653_10.jpg

Allah-Las - Zuma 85

Compare and contrast! Lloyd Cole - Love Story (US cover)

https://i.discogs.com/KtQ-F2Zm9WIaoal_yJoEB6p7TiDrZdRh2YDT6miKeuE/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:599/w:600/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTEyMDM5/MzMtMTU3NzAwMjU5/MS0yNDY5LnBuZw.jpeg

Had never seen that one before.

also posted these in the Circle thread, but had to post them here as well since I love 'em so much (both 2023 records):

https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a0538001792_10.jpg

https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a0241654974_10.jpg

https://media.pitchfork.com/photos/654dad307d076cc8e88c5d93/master/w_960,c_limit/mon-laferte-autopoietica.jpg
Mon Laferte - Autopoiética

Those Mahti covers are absolutely gorgeous, and the music equally so, now I have to get them.

thread delivers

a few albums i've checked out based on these covers...

retail simps - in spite of the blue collar cover, they sound like smug college kids to me. not my thing.
dead and dying - wanted to like this, but tech-y metal just isn't my thing
zopp - first track a little too wonky for me, but 'you' is very nice.

special meme fresh vaporwave lookin' sleeve on this one

https://www.vintagerockmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Cliff-With-Strings.jpg

https://media.pitchfork.com/photos/655ba8b06330cce7a0174e42/master/w_960,c_limit/Zartir.jpg

tangential thing I've been exploring: Mingus' trumpter on Tijuana Moods left jazz to study Gurdjieff

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarence_Shaw

xp From The Color of Pomegranates? You could probably have a great album cover from every shot in that film.

yeah, that's definately a shot from Color of Pomegranates