Atoms for Peace, and what do I do about my album art?

Yeah, I like Radiohead, and yes, Flea was probably the biggest reason I started playing bass, but it was 1991 and I was 14. I actually didn't start playing bass till much later, but that's neither here nor there. I also dug Thom Yorke's solo album, The Eraser.

I'm not sure how I feel about Atoms for Peace, but I went with one of my roommates so he could pick up the album on vinyl, and it's beyond gorgeous. It's a trifold foil blocked debossed piece of art. That sounds like gibberish, right?  Go to the record store, hold a copy of it in your hands and stare at it for awhile. Now tell me it doesn't make you want to buy it and open it up to see what's inside.

And while it looks black and white here, it's anything but. It's all silver foil ADHD breathtaking shiny-ness.

Musically, i'm on the fence, but Radiohead hasn't gotten me hot under the collar since maybe Kid A, but my favorite album is The Bends,  and I feel like Eraser and Amok both sound like retreads of post Bends Radiohead.  I kind of feel the same way about Wilco. The last album I went ape over was Summerteeth. Both bands are fantastic live, but I'm not in love with their albums. This might be a function of me getting older and not of the quality of their albums.

However, watching my roommate open that Atoms For Peace album made me think again about artwork for my album. If it's the only album I ever make, I want it to be visually pleasing but what does that mean for me?  So I started thinking about albums I love and which of those have great artwork.  Do I think the artwork is greater than it actually is because I love the music?  Anyhow I can't get extravagant but I don't think it has to be extravagant to be iconic.

I guess I have to figure out what I'm calling the album first. Wow, that's a stressful thought.

I like the album art more than I like this song or video. I don't want people to like the artwork more than my music.

I guess I'll edit this with albums that I like the artwork for. Feel free to comment with images, etc...

Ken Stringfellow - Danzig in the Moonlight. I haven't seen the cd, but I do own the vinyl and it's a very similar effect, you hold it in your hands and it's breathtaking.

The illustrations feel textured and the whole thing looks like it's from another era. Out of my price point though.

I think many of the Beatles covers go without saying. Elvis Costello's first four albums, especially the illustration on the back of Armed Forces.

More in a while as I think of them.