Indie Pop Album Covers

Lana Del ReyBorn To Die2012

Ultraviolence2014

Honeymoon2015

Name of album

Artist on cover

Name of artist

Bright image

Black and white

Dark image

Not very revealing clothing

Blue skyUse of colour white - attire

Consistent use of font

Artist positioned centre of cover Use of colour

white - attireName of album

Consistent use of font

Artist on cover

Florence & The Machine

How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful2015

Ceremonials2012

Lungs2009

Name of album

Name of artist

Artist on cover

Artist positioned in centre of cover

Light image

Dark image

Black and white

Unique imagery

Artist on cover

Name of artist

Vampire Weekend

Modern Vampires Of The City2013

Contra2010

Vampire Weekend2008

Artist not on the cover

Name of artist on cover

Name of album on cover

Black and white Orange tinted picture

Dark image

Focused on chandelier

Focused on woman

Establishing shot of city

Name of artist on cover

Indie pop album covers typically feature the artist, positioned in the centre of the cover, though not necessarily looking into the camera.The artist is not typically shown wearing revealing clothing as on pop music covers, instead wearing much more conservative clothes, though sometimes glamorous.Black and white imagery can feature on indie pop covers and is used more and more often for modern album covers of this genre as an identifying stylisation.The names of the artist and album are almost always featured on the front cover, usually in a consistent font throughout the artist’s career, helping the audience identify their works.

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