I must admit, I’ve heard very little of British Sea Power in general. A couple of weeks ago, I heard a track from the Brit-bands’ new album Do You Like Rock Musicon the Zane Lowe BBC Radio show. I thought it was quite good, but let’s not stray…this post is about the album artwork rather than the sound of music…
When I saw this cover art on iTunes earlier today, I was astounded! The imagery just gripped me instantly, and stood out from the crowd of album covers that dotted my Mac screen.
For me, the correlation between the music and artwork is quite evident; they create quite an emotional attachment to each other. The whole piece looks like paint on rusted metal, and yeah, the kind you’d possible find at sea (but I’m not really sure that connection is really intended).
I’m not going to give a more detailed, in depth review on this new British Sea Power…well, masterpiece, as I can’t really say much more than I really like it! The color, the connection, the ‘Plus’ graphic…and the rust effect - it blows me away!
It just goes to show the importance of good album artwork. As stated, I’ve heard one track, but now I may buy it because of the quality of the artwork and the positive message it conveys about the band. In this case, it’s not just the power of Music - it’s the Power of Rust!
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