album covers

10 times musicians designed their own album cover art

We may be taught not to judge books by their covers, but are we always so kind to albums? In a sea of iconic cover art designed by prolific artists, the importance of release presentation can’t be understated. So, naturally, when we see musicians taking on the daunting task of designing the artwork themselves, we […]

10 scene album covers you won’t believe were designed by the same artist

The scene era taught us just how important album covers are. Seriously, we can’t even start to fathom the collective hours we spent uploading art for records we’d pulled from totally legal sources. Did you know, though, that many of the most iconic cover designs of the era came from the same creative mind? Kyle Crawford […]

QUIZ: Can you figure out the album by just the character on the cover?

Did anyone else spend the bulk of their scene days meticulously adding album art to their iTunes catalog? No, just us? Album covers are particularly poignant sources of 2000s nostalgia—and not just because our screen obsessions started around that time. Rather, they gave us visuals (and even characters) to associate with the music that we loved most. […]

10 underrated album covers that will take you back to the 2000s

Chances are when you think of 2000s albums, a few distinct images spring to mind. Let us guess… Panic! At The Disco‘s A Fever You Can’t Sweat Out? Paramore‘s Riot!? My Chemical Romance‘s Life On The Murder Scene? All amazing… But we’re missing more than a few. In an iTunes-dominated world, album covers were often the first things […]

10 TikTok album cover challenges that are beyond relatable

With all the time we’ve been spending at home lately, we’ve blown an embarrassing amount on TikTok. And apparently so has everyone else, as the app is full of people stuck at home, bored and looking to make videos for their own, and thankfully our, entertainment.  One popular trend on the app features people recreating […]