1. Lonerism – Digipak Analysis
I have decided to analyse the album
‘Lonerism’ by the band Tame Impala. Tame
Impala are a psychedelic rock band from
Australia.
I think the image for the front cover has been
cleverly thought out so that it is relevant to
the album name. The image is from the
perspective of someone looking through a
fence and seeing lots of people. The people
include families sitting down and enjoying a
picnic and also people just relaxing on the grass. However the person is on the other side of
this fence and the fence is acting as a barrier between them and the social world that lies on
the other side. This is why the album is called Lonerism (being a loner/alone).
The name of the band is clearly displayed in the top left corner of the album so it is obvious
who the album is by and what the album is called.
The back of the album, shoes a picture
of what looks like Tame Impala’s
rehearsal room, which is full of
equipment. Also, sticking to the ‘lonely’
theme, we can see the lead singer laid
on the floor in the room on his own. The
names and numbers of the tracks are
clearly on display and there is also some
details of the record company ‘Modular’
who released the album.
Lastly the disc has a picture of what looks like a long
endless path leading into the woods. This once again
is sticking with the theme of being lonely which I
think is really clever. It also has one last reference to
the band name and the name of the album just to
remind the listener one last time before it is played.