Stop Awful Covers 16

A classic section of the blog that begins the year in full form.... for our disgrace. Did you think that 2014 would be the year when artists would take care of their music artwork? You were wrong... The Awful Covers Series is here again....

ARTWORK ATROCITIES

The Flaming Lips: Second Cassette Demo

I could make an entire section with this band... a regularly bad artwork career. Poor kid...

It's over I tried...: Misandry 

Contrary to the name of this band, they should had tried harder 

Bryce Hackford: Fair

Fair? Where do you see the fairness here dear Bryce? Awfulness is all I see here

Iron Chic: The Constant One 

Constantly disgusting...

Patten: Eolian Instate EP

Our traditional "zero effort" example goes grey this time...     

 Various Artists: Cosmic Machine 
Avantgarde is a synonym of ugly? You learn something each day....

Patterns: Dangerous Intentions

Not the first time I feature dogs getting "too" wild. I insist: it doesn't work on a cover

Lake Radio: Mixtape I

Yeah, I also believe it has a lot in common with Bryce Hackford's cover.... the awfulness in the eyes

Seabellies: Fever Belle

Wow, that's what I call disgusting 

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I'm pretty sure this is the worst Awful Covers Series ever. Nine covers so disgusting that will make you run and hide from the music behind it... which is something absolutely regrettable. Please musicians, respect your music! 

ARTWORK ATROCITIES

Cut Copy: Free Your Mind

Yeah, free your mind from.....  utter awfulness & lazyness (but probably the best of this lot)

Blood Orange: Cupid Deluxe

Umm well... the album title its probably ironic...

The Flaming Lips and Tame Impala: Peace and Paranoia Tour 2013 EP
I'll see the paranoia (tones & tones of it), but where's the peace?

Black Flag: What The...

Haven't seen a more appropiate title in my entire life 

M. I. A. : Matangi

A melting pot of awfulness: picture, colour, and typography

Missing Monuments: Missing Monuments
If you find the monument please let me know. I'll keep looking but I can't it

Gogol Bordello: Pura Vida Conspiracy
Guess that's what happens when you go "too literal": disaster     

 The Dismemberment Plan: Uncanney Valley
Don't really get the title of the album, not to mention THE head

Sky Ferreira: Night Time, My Time

Not my time. How to make a nude picture ugly

Stop Awful Covers 14

New season, same disasters. Our Awful Covers Series has another disgusting chapter to show how terrible the artwork taste is becoming, please musicians, respect your music! 

ARTWORK ATROCITIES

Crocodiles: Crimes of Passion

Hard to imagine someone passionate about this cover...really hard (to make things worse, it's a recurring band)
 

Grouplove: Spreading Rumours

Rumour say there's not a lot of taste in here...

Bad Sports: Bras
I'm pretty sure the woman on the cover is really angry

The Ballet: I Blame Society

Don't blame society The Ballet, just yourself...

Molly Nilsson: The Travels

Doesn't look like a very adventurous or exciting trip to me...

Dent May: Warm Blanket
Musicians should be very careful about their "relaxing moments"

Amen Dunes: Spoiler
Spoiler alert: that's a terrible cover

 Neko Case: The Worse Things Get, the Harder I Fight, the Harder I Fight, the More I Love You,

Wonderful artists making things worse... Why the deformed face? 

Devo: Hardcore

Devo again. At least the album title is correct. Pretty hardcore indeed...

Stop Awful Covers 13

Not even in California you can hide from the artwork disasters. Here's another episode of our Awful Covers Series, several terrible examples of what musicians shouldn't allow to go on their album sleeves... 

ARTWORK ATROCITIES

Arctic Monkeys: Do I Wanna Know?

Not really terrible, but again (remember their "White Album"?) very very little effort

TEEN: Carolina EP

Good band, but just terribly worrying bad taste with the image chosen

Melt Yourself Down:  Melt Yourself Down
Indeed, someone's brain was melting down while doing this

Aye Nako: Unleash Yourself

I disagree, you shouldn't unleash such bad taste for a cover...

Twin Peaks: Sunken

Ok, I admit I just don't get what's the artwork about. Mr. David Lynch please?

Devo: Something Else for Everybody

Devo "have to do" freaky covers I know, but that awful?

The Polyphonic Spre: Yes, It's True

Horrendous image, pink fonts...Yes, it's true, that's an album cover...

 
We are Scientists: Something About You

No animals on covers should be a rule. Can you see why? Hard to find a better example

Cansei de Ser Sexy: Planta

That's what I call taking things "too literally"

Stop Awful Covers 12

The nightmare continues. Here it is: twelfth chapter of the Awful Covers Series. Sorry about that... 

ARTWORK ATROCITIES

Black Lips and Icky Blossoms:  Cowboy Knights
Arrrrgh!! What more can be said?

My Home, Sinking: My Home, Sinking

The cover, also sinking

King Tuff:  Was Dead
I would have committed suicide with that artwork too

Hooded Fang: Gravez

?????? Still figuring out what is this...

Portugal. The Man: Evil Friends

Indeed a very very evil friend of the band the person who designed that for them

Animal Collective: Monkey Been to Burn the Town

From the creators of "Centipede Hz" now... more awfulness!

Bastille: Laura Palmer

Not even David Lynch would choose that for a cover...

TV Girl: Our First 2 EPs

They probably don't like their first 2 EPs that much...

Disclosure: Settle

Annoying face drawings is their trademark feature, so here's his annoying debut artwork 

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The eleventh chapter of the Awful Covers Series is here... in all its glorious bad taste. Another round of atrocious sleeves to show you how a musician can ruin and disrespect his/her work. Please stop...

ARTWORK ATROCITIES

 Wampire:  Curiosity

The only curiosity is knowing which kind of drug they took when they decided to this sleeve.

Jai Paul: Jai Paul

Definition of kitsch or tacky? Poor animals, is not their fault.

Shannon and the Clams: Dreams in the Rat House

There's at least one hobbit missing here... plus some good taste.

Guided By Voices: Noble Insect

More about animals from a band that repeats here. The insect can be noble, but the sleeve designer...

Brooke Waggoner: Originator

More on Lord of the Rings. This must be an homage to Galadriel without the 281 million $.

  Niagara: Otto

Or regular dose of zero work comes punctual to its date. Now in pink.

Pintandwefall: Be My Baby

What the hell is that? Wouldn't be your baby even if there would be the only chance to mankind to survive.

Deep Purple: Now What?!
Now what? My advice is retirement.. or at least change the artwork, please (this one is dedicated to my dad).