Indie music album covers

Indie music album covers

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  Indie Music AlbumCovers
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  Most commonly Indiebands do not feature themselves on the front cover of their albums, but rather feature some form of art or graphic design or a staged photograph. A lot of the albums send enigma codes and create a sense of mystery which could be a unique selling point for their fans.
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  The font ofthe title is quite quirky and retro looking, in my opinion it resembles a stamp or print and is also slightly angled as if the placing of the title was purposely made to look unprofessional and stuck on. The positioning of the male is quite relaxed, for example; the relaxed shoulders, the hand lightly holding a cigarette, his eyes drooping slightly and not fully open. This accompanied with the retro looking title gives a purposely relaxed and unprofessional look. The black and white effect gives a stereotypical indie look but also adds a relaxed look by taking away the vibrancy of any colour and adding a blue undertone to the black and white, this alongside the male gives an overall gives a relaxed indie appearance.
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  The title ofthe artist is quite feminine as it is quite curved and flowing like hand writing, however it is placed right at the top of the album cover in black and white which is different to the rest of the album cover almost to make the title apparent but not to draw attention from the main image below. The title of the album ‘Lungs’ relates to the visual of the lungs that the artist is wearing and is also placed directly on top of the lungs. The font is in capitals but isn’t bold and therefore doesn’t take any attention away from the image. The background of the image is very feminine due to the flowers and ornate pattern. The positioning of the artist is also very feminine; both arms are up and one hand is placed near her face as if she is in distress much like a damsel in distress. This contrasts with the lungs which could be seen as quite gruesome making the cover unique and providing a unique selling point.
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  Stereotypical band posehowever made unique by having a band member upside down. This may act as an enigma code The band title is slanted slightly to add a low budget unprofessional look, almost done by hand to create this aesthetic. The title of the album is small and discrete, it also doesn’t attract the attention of the viewer immediately due to the bold use of the colour red and the title. However it is noticeable it is placed on a white background being directed away from the rest of the album cover. The band members are also showing conventions of Indie rock music as they are wearing all black which is seen as stereotypical clothing for an indie band.
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  Stereotypical band posehowever made unique by having a band member upside down. This may act as an enigma code The band title is slanted slightly to add a low budget unprofessional look, almost done by hand to create this aesthetic. The title of the album is small and discrete, it also doesn’t attract the attention of the viewer immediately due to the bold use of the colour red and the title. However it is noticeable it is placed on a white background being directed away from the rest of the album cover. The band members are also showing conventions of Indie rock music as they are wearing all black which is seen as stereotypical clothing for an indie band.