By Chris Moore:
The BEST ALBUM COVERS of 2012
Even in an age of increasingly digital delivery of music media, album covers continue to be an integral piece of the vision for an album. In a sense, they are rapidly becoming the primary, if not sole, physical/visual component of the album. That being said, it also feels like, in many cases, album covers have fallen to the wayside as hastily composed and inspired out of necessity. Nevertheless, there are always some that stand out of the crowd; this year, there are five that deserve to be honored.
1) The Sound of the Life of the Mind – Ben Folds Five
2) Ten Stories – mewithoutYou
3) Those Around Us – Jim Fusco
4) The Idler Wheel… – Fiona Apple
5) Born and Raised – John Mayer
Honorable Mention:
Glad All Over – The Wallflowers