The document analyzes indie rock album covers. It notes that most covers do not feature images of the artists, instead focusing on other photographic elements. Black and white designs are common. Nearly all covers include the name of the artist and album. Photographs are more prevalent than illustrations.

1. Indie Rock Album Covers

2. 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
Dark image
Focused on
chandelier
Focused on
woman
Establishing shot of
city
Name of artist on cover

3. Arctic Monkeys
AM
2013
Suck It and See
2011
Humbug
2009
Whatever People Say I am,
That’s What I’m Not
2006
Favourite Worst Nightmare
2007
Artists on the cover
No artist on the
cover
Name of album
Name of
artists
Dark image
Black and white
PhotographIllustration – no
photography
Casual clothes
Smoking
No artist on the
cover
Dark image

4. The Killers
Hot Fuss
2004
Sam’s Town
2006
Sawdust
2007
Day & Age
2008
Battle Born
2012
Name of artists
Name of album
Artists not on cover
Photograph
Consistent font
Text in centre of
cover
Black and white
Woman in revealing
clothing
Illustration
Dark image
Light image
Dark image
Name of album
Text in centre of
cover
Consistent font
Artists not on cover
Name of
artists

5. In summary, the majority of indie rock album covers do not include an
image of the actual artist/band on the cover, though do typically
include photography of some kind of main focus (e.g. Vampire
Weekend – focuses on chandelier).
Most artists of this genre usually have at least one studio album cover
which is black and white.
Almost every album of this genre includes the name of the group or
artist on the front and most also have the name of the album.
The image on the cover may also sometimes be a illustration though
the majority of indie rock covers feature photography.
Analysis