1. The word dropout
potentiallyhasnegative
connotations,butinthis
youthful funcontext
seemspositive.Itsuggests
the band doesn’ttake
school,seriouslyand
wouldratherhave fun,
appealingtothe
‘rebellious,angsty’
teenage democratic
The cartoon
backgroundmakes
the albumless
formal and addsa
fun,youthful
element(asthe
cartoons couldbe
symbolicof a
youngertime).It
alsomakesthe
albummore
personal asthe
artistscould’ve
drawnthem,
makingthe album
be more abouttheir
personal musicand
relationshipwith
fans.
The boys are wearingthe trendsof modernstyle,(skinnyjeans,Vansetc.) butalsohasthe conventionsof poppunk,aka
skinnyjeans,flannel shirtsanddarkcolours.
The graffiti Red
Crossechoesthe
‘carefree,fun’feel
of the cartoons
and sillyfaces,
while the
symbolismof
graffiti synergises
withthe
‘rebelliousteen’
vibe.
The boys’comical expressionshowtheydon’ttake themselvesseriously,andthatthe
album,andpotentiallymusicisintendedtobe funandlight-hearted.
