The document analyzes several album covers from the indie folk genre. Common conventions seen across the covers include natural landscapes, vintage color palettes, references to nature and rural settings, and images of the artists themselves. Text is often placed simply and uses handwritten or traditional fonts. The covers aim to represent qualities of tranquility and a connection to the natural world that are associated with the indie folk genre.

1. Album cover analysis from chosen genre- Indie Folk

2. The bands name and album title doesn’t take up too
much space but the placement of it draws attention as it
is in front of a plain floor.
The background image is busy, it’s a long exposure that
shows movement. This allows the focus on the image of
the band in front of this. The old style building represents
countryside and so associated with the Indie Folk Genre.
The flags could signify the importance of culture in the
Folk Genre.
The band are the center of the
image. It’s common for
musicians to feature
themselves on their album
artwork as it makes them
recognizable.

3. The main image is simply of a field with a tree
composed at the side. A nature photograph is
common in Indie Folk artwork. Indie Folk is
associated more with countryside, compared to
hip-hop that we would associate with urban
areas.
The artists name and album title, in
a white font as it stands out against
the colour of the bark on the tree.
The font size is quite small, which
draws more attention to the main
image.
The image feels tranquil and pretty,
especially because of the orange
colours created by the sun.

4. Artist name and album title, in a black font that contrast
well with the light blue background. The placement of it
allows space between the subjects in the main image and
the text. The album titles font is in a handwritten style, a
font commonly used in Indie Folk album artwork.
The colours have a sepia tone,
creating a vintage style. This is
an album artwork convention
of Indie Folk.
Main image, with all band
members. However, the lead
singer is in focus while the
others blurred. It is common in
images of bands to focus on the
lead singer as this is who the
audience focuses on most.
An association can be made
between the album title and
image. ‘The First Days Of
Spring’, Spring involves sun and
newly grown plants. The image
shows the sun shining and
flowers.

5. Artist name and album title. The gold colour font
works with the browns used in the main image, lie
the radio and the artists hair.
The image has three layers to
it; the sky, the landscape, and
the artist laying down with the
radio. The artist laying next to
the radio is significant to the
genre and adds to the vintage
style which is common in the
Indie Folk genre.
The landscape of the hills
shows nature, I’ve seen this in
many Indie Folk album covers,
it’s a common convention. It
represents tranquillity and the
artists connection to the
natural world.
The plain sky emphasises the
open space and allows the text
to stand out.

6. The main image. The artist is placed in the middle, her
clothing follows an Indie style, like the genre. Her
expression is plain and her posture is straight. The image
simply shows us the artist in a plain room.
The artists name, in a small,
simple and white font.
Positioned at the corner, it
works alongside the
positioning of Birdy in the
middle.
The album overall has a
simplistic, vintage style to it.
The light, pastel colours
create the vintage style along
with the room which has
undecorated walls.