I quite like this cover for a three song compilation that I know next to nothing about. It’s a great picture and the text is creative while remaining legible. Plus it’s intriguing and makes me want to hear the album to find out what’s afoot – you can’t ask a cover to do [...]

This one is getting posted mostly because it made me laugh. There are strengths here though — the black/white/gray stripes being offset with the red striped helmet makes a really cool visual. It’s an odd size, which doesn’t bother me. What does bother me is that turquoise and green bag in the bottom left — [...]

Even though I’m typically pretty critical of cover versions, I’m always amazed at how Cyndi Lauper’s ‘Time After Time’ can withstand most any re-arrangement. This song has been covered so many times over the years and by such a wide variety artists, you’d figure there would eventually be a major stinker. But so far, so [...]

Oh man, you just know everything written about Salvador Santana until the end of his career is going to reference/compare/name drop his dad. Even talking about the album cover brings up the subject, especially since one of Papa Santana’s best covers uses his son’s namesake.
Honestly I can’t decide if I really like this one [...]

Looking Towards The Sky: Progressive, Psychedelic And Folk Rock From The Ember Vaults
Various Artists
The photo is laughably prog/psych genre specific but intriguing when paired with the design’s mod aesthetics. I’m a big fan of the font colors and the circle around the Ember logo. Very well balanced visually. In fact, the [...]

I love Tuesdays not only for the new music but also the chance to see new album covers. Here are a couple out this week (including singles, reissues, vinyl releases, etc) which caught my eye.

The multi-platinum funk soul brothers, with 4 Top 10 albums to their name, return for the first time in five years with the first classic party album of the decade! Featuring collaborations with Roots Manuva and Paul Kaye.  
  
Huey, Fast and Frank have been missing in action for 5 years, caught up in an acrimonious [...]