Front Album Cover Analysis.

Ben Howard.

"Every Kingdom"

This is the Ben Howard front album cover, for his album called "Every kingdom". They have decided to use white writing, which complements the blue background. They have chosen to not show his face, and just show someone swimming underwater. They have bright lighting, making it look very innocent and pure. His name is very large on the front so that it stands out and you can clearly see who the album is by and who the artist is. 

Two Door Cinema Club

"Beacon"

In the Two Door Cinema Club album, they again haven't chosen to show their faces, they instead have a very strange front cover of a girls legs coming through the ceiling.  The lighting is that the room is dimly lit, but does get brighter because there is a light coming from in between the girls thighs. The top of the room is brighter, maybe representing what they albums name is "beacon".

Jake Bugg

In Jake Bugg's album, he has gone for a black and white theme, and isn't looking directly into the camera. He is looking into the distance, maybe representing the fact that he is indecisive or is thinking about something important. The camera is positioned so that you can only see from the shoulders upwards, and it looks as if he is slightly hunched over. He isn't wearing expensive designer clothing, he is just wearing a simple coat, and we can't see what else it is that he is wearing.

The Libertines

In the Libertines album cover, both of the people in the shot look as if they are slightly off the rails, you can see that they have tattoo's and look as if they have been consuming either alcohol or maybe even drugs. They have chosen to make the bands name look as if it was done with magazine cuttings, which makes it look as if they have done it themselves and are independant. It is a lot darker lighting then the other album covers, maybe to show the darker side of their music and their lyrics. 

Noah And The Whale

"The first days of Spring"

None of the artists are looking at the camera, but they are all looking at the same thing. They have chosen to shoot this outside and in the open. This means that they have bright lighting showing that it was shot on a nice day. They also show that they are outside by having the corn coming up with them in the background. They are more blurred then the man who is nearer the front of the shot, he has been focused in, possibly to shot that he is the main singer and is the more important member of the band and the one that most people will recognise when they think of the band.