Album Artwork Analysis- THE KILLS

The is the album artwork for The Kills second album which was titled 'No Wow'. I believe the main reason this artwork has drawn to my attention is as a result of the clear three section blocking that appears in addition to the arty images that give the cover its over all 'gloomy' feel. To begin with, the two images itself are somewhat opposite but still similar in very many ways. Both images contain the idea of the two artists hiding themselves from the camera but in what could be said as opposite ways. For example, the female artist has covered her top half whilst the male only revealing his eyes. When the two images are looked at together we still get the feel of a complete face looking towards us due to this. Even though the image has most definitely been captured in the same location, the split don the middle of the picture resulting in the creation of two separate images is something I really enjoy. I feel that this contributes to the cover looking sharp and edgy. The editing of the images themselves create the covers overall 'murky' and slightly glum feel. As the genre of the band are in fact indie/rock, we would stereotypically expect the band to deliver us something on the darker side of creation. Although, as the images are an 'off white' colour, this is a complete contrast to the black background and shadows in the images themselves. By doing this, the album still catches the eye. 

The bold, but slightly edgy font used for the band name ties in well with the 'worn' effect that we see going on in the images. Due to the off white colours in the images, this gives us the impression that the photos have been taken a long period of time ago. By incorporating this colour into the title, we once again gain that sense of continuity taking place in the vibe that the band have attempted to create through the artwork. The name of the band being overhead the two images is a clear sense of identification. This is simplistic, but something that I am very keen on. Additionally, after finally noticing the name of the album itself, this is my favourite element of the piece. By casually incorporating the album name into the idea of the images, it is there, but very subtle, and this is something I prefer if the album name does feature on the art. The hand written font used on what appears to be a piece of paper once again influences the casual nature of the images. 

Overall, I find this album cover very inspirational, as once again we have the idea of missing identities but in this piece, it is much more subtle and this may be something I consider when creating my own digipack.