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Global Cuts
Global Cuts is the newest album from Goblin Guts, a Los Angeles based project featuring musicians Justin Hopkins and Nick Larson. Guts’ label, Geweih Ritual, is a standout thanks to its dedication to...
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House of Gold & Bones
Really smart packaging concept for House of Gold & Bones, a double-album from Stone Sour that will be released in two parts. Part one will be available October 22nd, part two is due in 2013. Each...
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Oliver Cartwright
Illustrator Oliver Cartwright works brilliantly in one medium: BIC pen. Above are a few of Oliver’s album covers designs, but this British illustrator working out of Seoul, Korea has a portfolio full...
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Arik Roper
Arik Roper is a NYC-based illustrator and designer who seems to have cornered the gig poster market when it comes to fantasy, horror and the surreal. Check out Arik’s portfolio and his dizzying array...
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Breathers
Breathers is the latest LP from psychedelic alt/rock outfit, Sunbeam Rd. Their deluxe 12″ color vinyl does an excellent job of conveying the trip you are about to take once you decide to give the band...
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Murmurations
Folk act, The Shee, have recently released their latest album, Murmurations, featuring 2,000 different covers. Designer Lillias Kinsman-Blake saved 2,000 different images of birds in flight and then...
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Carson Ellis
Carson Ellis is the “illustrator-in-residence” for The Decemberists (I’m guessing it helps that her husband is the band’s lead singer), but this Portland-based artist has a wide-ranging portfolio that...
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Donuts
Stones Throw Records is re-releasing J Dilla’s 2005 album, Donuts, as a special edition series of 45s. The history of Donuts is quite amazing—it began as a demo tape and ended up being a landmark...
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Queen of the Wave
Queen of the Wave is the new album from “inter-continental collective orchestra,” Pepe Deluxé, and it comes in the form of a 66-page hardbound book with 3 CDs of material. Inside, you’ll find an...
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Worst Album Art of All Time?
The Guardian recently compiled a gallery of the all-time worst album covers. Are they missing any?
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Fat Boys
Eighties rap icons, the Fat Boys, have appropriately released a deluxe reissue of their debut self-titled album in a pizza box. The special edition packaging features a pizza picture disc vinyl housed...
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Third Man Reboot
Currently enjoying the album art reboot accompanying Third Man Records’ re-release of classic blues albums from Charley Patton, Blind Willie McTell and the Mississippi Sheiks. New album covers...
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Protest the Hero
Post-hardcore act, Protest the Hero, have decided to go DIY with the funding of their new album, and have chosen to crowd-fund through Indie Go Go. There are no shortage of bands going this route...
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Barton Damer
Last night I stumbled across the work of digital artist Barton Damer, an illustrator and designer who stands out thanks to his dreamlike aesthetic and crazy attention to detail. Barton has worked with...
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Best Art Vinyl
The Guardian recently summarized the Best Art Vinyl Awards from 2012. Do you agree with their selections for best album art of the year?
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Dan Mumford
Last week’s post on Protest the Hero introduced me to the work of designer Dan Mumford, and I felt compelled to share a bit more of his stellar portfolio. From album cover art to gig posters to...
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Antidrom
With nothing more than a rubber stamp, black ink, and a white cassette case (how’s that for minimalism), electronic act Antidröm created a very limited edition release for self promotion. More from FPO.
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ROKRIOT REPORT #1
Welcome to the first edition of the RÖKRIOT REPORT—a digestible summary and pre-wrapped pack of branding inspiration that will provide some insights as to what bands are doing to stand out and connect...
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Garcia Goodbye Single Launch Has Unexpected Results
Belgian band Garcia Goodbye garnered an impressive amount of exposure by releasing their newest single, “Horizon” via USB drives and helium balloons. The entire process was documented by the band and...
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AMOK
Thom Yorke’s Atoms For Peace project is set to release their debut album on February 25th and it’s apparently going to be made available in four different formats—all adorned with illustrations and...
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