Indie pop album covers typically feature the artist in the center, wearing conservative clothing. Black and white imagery is commonly used. The name of the artist and album are always included, often in a consistent font to identify the artist's works. Common elements include centered artists not facing the camera, dark or bright but not overly revealing images, and an emphasis on consistent branding through color schemes and fonts.

1. Indie Pop Album Covers

2. Lana Del Rey
Born To Die
2012
Ultraviolence
2014
Honeymoon
2015
Name of album
Artist on cover
Name of artist
Bright image
Black and white
Dark image
Not very revealing
clothing
Blue skyUse of colour
white - attire
Consistent use of font
Artist positioned
centre of cover Use of colour
white - attireName of album
Consistent use of font
Artist on cover

3. Florence & The Machine
How Big, How Blue, How
Beautiful
2015
Ceremonials
2012
Lungs
2009
Name of album
Name of artist
Artist on cover
Artist positioned in centre
of cover
Light image
Dark image
Black and white
Unique imagery
Artist on cover
Name of artist

4. Vampire Weekend
Modern Vampires Of
The City
2013
Contra
2010
Vampire Weekend
2008
Artist not on the cover
Name of artist on cover
Name of album on
cover
Black and white Orange tinted picture
Dark image
Focused on
chandelier
Focused on
woman
Establishing shot of
city
Name of artist on cover

5. Indie pop album covers typically feature the artist, positioned in the
centre of the cover, though not necessarily looking into the camera.
The artist is not typically shown wearing revealing clothing as on pop
music covers, instead wearing much more conservative clothes, though
sometimes glamorous.
Black and white imagery can feature on indie pop covers and is used
more and more often for modern album covers of this genre as an
identifying stylisation.
The names of the artist and album are almost always featured on the
front cover, usually in a consistent font throughout the artist’s career,
helping the audience identify their works.
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