John Lennon - Imagine
Chvrches - Clearest Blue
Etta James - At Last
Jack Garratt - Worry
The Jam - Art School
Tame Impala - The Less I Know The Better
Max Richter - Dream 3
chvrches - clearest blue
''Chvrches saw this track as pivotal to nailing the sonics they were after on theirEvery Open Eye album. "'Clearest Blue' was the 17th song we wrote, and it sort of informed the rest of the production," Martin Doherty of the band told NME. "To me it came to define how the rest sounds. When asked what he meant, Doherty replied "Well, it's big and happy and sad and a banger."
"It's sort of cry-dance," vocalist Lauren Mayberry added.''
''Chvrches' Iain Cook explained to HMV.com why the band decided the lyric summed up the record. "We've had a mad couple of years and at times it's been kind of overwhelming, it's been great, but exhausting," he said. "We like the duality of that line, it's not necessarily a negative thing and not necessarily a positive thing."'
Light, it's all over us
Like it always was
Like it always was
Shape by the clearest blue
But it's not enough
It's not enough, not enough
Just another time we're caught inside
Every open eye
Holding on tightly to the sides
Never quite learning why
You'll meet me, you'll meet me
You'll meet me halfway
Whenever I feel it coming on
You can be well aware
If ever I try to push you away
You can just keep me there
So please say you'll meet me
Meet me halfway
Tied to the shifting ground
Like I always was
Like I always was
You, were the perfect star
But it's not enough, it's not enough
Not enough, not enough
Just another time that I go down
But you were keeping up
Holding to a hope you undermined
Never to be reversed
Just another time we're caught inside
Every open eye
Holding on tightly to the sides
Never quite learning why
Whenever I feel it coming on
You can be well aware
If ever I try to push you away
You can just keep me tell me
Tell me tell me, you'll meet me
Tell me tell me, you'll keep me
Tell me tell me, you'll meet me
Will you meet me more than halfway
Shape by the clearest blue
Shape by the clearest blue
The Jam - Art School
Anything that you wanna do, anyplace that you wanna go
Don't need permission for everything that you want
Any taste that you feel is right
Wear any clothes just as long as they're bright
Say what you want, 'cos this is a new art school
Do what you want if it takes your mind
Better do it now, 'cos you won't have time
And never worry if people laugh at you
The fools only laugh 'cos they envy you
Time is motion and the hands are fast
Young words are mumbled, they don't always last
It's up to us to be sure they understand
Who makes the rules that make people select
Who is to judge that your ways are correct
The media as watchdog is absolute shit
The TV telling you what to think
Anything that you wanna do, anyplace that you wanna go
Don't need permission for everything that you want
Any taste that you feel is right
Wear any clothes just as long as they're bright
Say what you want,
'cos this is a new art school
Do what you want, 'cos this is the new art school
When researching iconic album covers it's easy to see that many of the most famous designs aren't particularly well designed, they just gained fame as the album itself became famous. The best album covers in my eyes are the simpler more unique designs, as photographic covers get lost amongst all the others (unless the photography is particularly special or is framed in a unique way). Below is a curation of some of the best designs, some with type and some without.
Existing Album Art Research
Sex Pistols - Never mind the bollocks
The punk/handcrafted aesthetic perfectly describes the music and attitude of the sex pistols, with loud and provocative colours and contrast.
The Strokes - Is This It
A highly sexualised design that grabs your attention by targeting people's basic desires, with the leather glove suggesting some rebellious themes.
Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures
''The front cover image comes from an edition of the Cambridge Encyclopedia of Astronomy, and was originally drawn with black lines on a white background. It presents successive pulses from the first pulsar discovered, PSR B1919+21—often referred to in the context of this album by its older name, CP 1919. The image was suggested by drummer Stephen Morris and the cover design is credited to Joy Division, Peter Saville and Chris Mathan.''
The use of negative space draws the viewer in to look at the intricate details of the pattern. The lines suggest sound waves, complexity and depth with them layered. The lack of typography on the cover feels confident and refined.
Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon
New Order - Power, Corruption and Lies
Justice - †
The Velvet Undergroud & Nico - The Velvet Underground & Nico
Green Day - American Idiot
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - It's Blitz
This album cover also doesn't use any type putting all focus on the attitude of the photograph- rebellion, destruction and power. The bright orange of the yolk stands o
This cover for clearest blue is an adaptation of my Triptych poster, representing clarity within a complex system.
This design is influenced by Rayleigh Scattering, the light scattering process which makes the sky and oceans blue as light enters the atmosphere.
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