Album Artwork Analysis- THE HORRORS

This album 'Primary Colours' which was released by The Horrors earlier this year has artwork that I am hugely fond of. The distorted, unfocused, 'firey' snap that features on the cover influences and mysterious and slightly 'murky' feel to the band and the secrets behind the album itself. Taking the band name itself into context; 'The Horrors' immediately connotes something quite scary or what we would to consider to be unpleasant. Linking this theory into the image itself, the dark and slightly 'ghost like' and abstract vibe is something that is easily traceable throughout the photo, underneath the first glance of what we appear to be simplicity. 

The layout of the album art cover is minimal which is another aspect of the piece I am particularly fond of. As the name of the album let a lone the artist isn't displayed, this once again creates the idea of mystery which when incorporating all the factors together, seems to be creating a sense of continuity. Another feature we could compare this to is the band themselves, due to their lyrical genre fitting in perfectly with the 'indie' scene, stereotypically the band members themselves are gloomy and carry that slightly 'dark' image. Next, the fiery colour scheme which is highlighted as a result of the dark surroundings of the image creates the idea of fire or melting. When taking the orangey colour scheme to match the distortion of the photo itself, this could be portrayed as a 'warm' and welcoming image considering the darkness behind it. 

Something that I personally enjoy when taking a glance at this cover is the idea of feeling that the identities captured in the image have been hidden or are not even there at all. If I was to follow in similar footsteps to this album I would also be creating a sense of continuity as I have incorporated the idea of missing identity into our music video. Although, some may feel there is a lack of writing on the cover this is something I feel does work, but in contrast to this, when creating my own piece, I will aim to add a simplistic style of writing to publish the bands name and depending how busy the image is, album name too.