Ceremonials – Florence + the Machine

Initially, I hated the cover. It looked dated, the font was cheap, and the three images of the one singer is an overly done gimmick that I just wasn’t happy to see, especially on a Florence album. However, after time, it grew on me. The picture itself is fabulous, so I can deal with it being mirrored twice. The font is a small complaint I can get over, and really, most of her covers have a dated appeal to them, so that’s no issue either. If anything, she looks a little too white on the cover. That’s all I can say against it now, because her hair stands out like her head’s literally on fire.

Find your Way – MiChi

Okay, the scenery’s nice enough, and MiChi herself looks amazing, but… What is with that navy blue veil and the monster fur she’s wearing? Had they maybe done her outfit a little better, this would be a perfect cover, but that kind of just kills the shot entirely. It’s all a bit too uniform in colour for me, too, but I could’ve gotten past that had it not been for the damn DRESS.

Spiral – immi

I’m going to be honest, I LOVE this cover. It’s simple, it’s striking, and while it may seem like it doesn’t relate to the album at all, the horns of the antelope are meant to tie it into the album cover, since they’re obviously spiraled. Honestly, though, out of the album cover shoot, this is the worst photo, so I’m not sure why it was chosen to be the only cover across both versions of the album, but it’s still beautiful.

Perfectionist – Natalia Kills

Okay, first off, I hate her hair. I’m never a fan of just piling it on top like that. It just looks tacky. I’m also not a fan of her pose, but the overall concept of the cover works, so I can give it points for that. I don’t have any strong feelings about it either way. It’s just a generally decent cover.

Domestic domain – Saori@destiny

…Okay, girl. You’re my bias. And you know I love you. But… No.

Superman – Crystal Kay

…I must admit, I’m not a huge fan of the outfit for any number of reasons. Though it’s always nice to see her smiling on a cover, and it’s always nicer when the person smiling in said cover actually has some hint of sincerity in their faces. So, I’m slightly torn on whether to love it or hate it, but I can stand to look at it.

Snowfall – Ingrid Michaelson

Now, being a Holiday EP, this is actually a rather fitting cover, what with all the snow and all of that jazz. It’s also quite pretty, the art style is pleasant and traditional, and even though I can never get over my annoyance of not seeing a musician personally plugging their music on their covers, this is one I have no qualms over.

Congratulations – MGMT

Once again, the problem I have with the cover is the damn band don’t appear on them. Which is a bigger problem this time because I could always use another excuse to stare at Andrew for a few hours. However, this cover is quite interesting, at least. I… Have no idea why a wave cat is trying to eat a multiple headed surfing cat, but it is a trippy image, which you’d expect from MGMT, I guess. It’s not terrible, anyway.

Pala – Friendly Fires

You know, I really wish they would start actually appearing on their album covers, because Ed Macfarlane is one hot piece of a–I mean, because these covers are kind of boring the shit out of me. I guess it fits the title, considering it’s based on that novel about the island with the birds that do some special thing or another. I don’t know, I didn’t read it. But I do know I don’t like the cover.

La Liberación – CSS

…I’m going to be honest, I barely even have any idea what’s going on with this cover. I guess the cut and past style isn’t a new thing for them, so it’s kind of nice to see that being a bit of a theme, I guess… But I’m still not too sure about it. I’ve seen better before. And MUCH worse.