Evil Urges coverart!

[CTdeadhead]

I think that figure is John McCain.  

[ManNamedTruth]

Love the font, hate that it is on the front cover. If this pic on Amazon is legit... >:(

you remember when okonokos came out the band name and title was just a clear sticker and not really on the album, i think this may be the case here.

[Angry Ewok]

I say keep the font, toss out the crappy "I just learned how to use layers" Photoshop 4 artwork.

:-X

[evilPaauwe]

They are sooo fucking with us.

i concur.

and i bet their visiting this forum watching our reactions.

[DaFunkyPrecedent]

...nah.  I think this is the cover.  But remember...it's whats on the inside.  But a good cover CAN sell an album.  The only reason I ever bought Animal Collectives' "feels".  

they should take notice of Lil' Wayne's new album cover...

[sweatboard]

They are sooo fucking with us.

i concur.

and i bet their visiting this forum watching our reactions.

I think you are onto something, that's just their sense of humor.  I'm not saying I don't think this is the REAL album cover, but I do think they are interested in what kind's of conversations it sparks up.  It's not like I think they put this cover out and didn't realize how ridiculous it is.

[Ghosts_on_TV]

I don't mind the cover, but it'd be a lot cooler if the bear was looking at them instead of that dude.

[Nikkogino]

I don't mind the cover, but it'd be a lot cooler if the bear was looking at them instead of that dude.

Haha!  agreed.


I agree that the text on the amazon site is definitely just the sticker that goes on the wrapping.

[TFowl]

I think it's alright.  I can see it being on some worst cover art of '08 somewhere.  It's not terrible, but I will say it's my least favorite cover art of any of their albums.

[aMD]

I've been holding out hope that this was an April Fools Day thing, but it ain't looking like it.  Yeah, I don't like it at all. Not that that matters, but...

I think the band's visual art has always left something to be desired, with the possible exceptions of the Tennessee Fire and Chocolate and Ice. That includes the videos for One Big Holiday and Off the Record.  oh well.

[The DARK]

Not me. I think this is the weakest album cover yet, but I love all of the artwork. Tennesee Fire, At Dawn, It Still Moves, Z, these are all iconic images! I mean, how can you hate the bear? Or the Hollywood Bowl? Or the bird in surgery? (Okay, I'll give you a little leeway with the last one.  ;))

[Kimbos_Evil_Bread]

I don't mind the cover, but it'd be a lot cooler if the bear was looking at them instead of that dude.

good call!  that would be so much more interesting.


It kind of looks like a mixture of Dave Mckean and Bill Sienkiewicz style artwork.

I like those artist's styles.  That said I think this cover, as it looks now, is butt ugly.

[BH]

I've been holding out hope that this was an April Fools Day thing, but it ain't looking like it.  Yeah, I don't like it at all. Not that that matters, but...

I think the band's visual art has always left something to be desired, with the possible exceptions of the Tennessee Fire and Chocolate and Ice. That includes the videos for One Big Holiday and Off the Record.  oh well.

The thing is, it's never been the band's art.  It's always friends and family's art.   What was the name of the photographer who did these pics?   I can't remember now, and I don't know how to search for it.

[ycartrob]

Well, it definently ain't no Hemispheres

[BH]

Well, it definently ain't no Hemispheres

;D Is that a brain they are standing on?  Woah, deep. :o

[ycartrob]

Well, it definently ain't no Hemispheres

;D Is that a brain they are standing on?  Woah, deep. :o

that there is your basic left brain-right brain struggle (ie, hemispheres) objectivity vs. subjectivity; logical self vs. creative self; business man on his way to work vs. naked dude getting his freak on. It's deep. You just don't simply listen to Rush, you have to be smart, too (but I listen to it anyway and pretend to get it  ;))

[Angry Ewok]

What was the name of the photographer who did these pics?   I can't remember now, and I don't know how to search for it.

If I'm the person(s) responsible for this album cover, I'd want my name to be forgotten. He or she should stick to photography. Any of those press photos would have been beautiful for the cover... this... well, excuse my frankness and I really don't mean anything personal by it, but this clusterfuck of photoshop effects is just terrible.

[TFowl]

Maybe if the guys knew how much most of their fans are disappointed with this cover, they'd make the swap before this shit starts getting pressed.  It's probably too late, I'm still hoping it is an april fools day joke.

[Kory]

I honestly dig it. I think it's a fantastic clusterfuck of images that don't really jive. The fact that the shadowy figure is consuming nearly 50% of the image is very distracting and it forces your mind to feel discomfort with the image. That's a bad think for photography but the band is really making a statement with this cover... there is discomfort on their minds.

[tomEisenbraun]

or maybe, just maybe, they read Pitchfork a lot. And got a serious chuckle from this past year's worst album covers list. Surely Mew, Built to Spill, and all other company did not have "Hey! This is incredible!" on their minds when they were putting out their album art (well, maybe Mew did--I kinda jive with that one because its so weird).

But what if the Jacket thought, "our last one was very cool and very intricate--what if we decided to not hold anything and just be as blatant as possible with the cover" so they set to just putting everything they'd been associated with since the last album on the cover.

But then it was just too obvious, so they said "damn, these layers look ridiculous but it needs...it needs a big mysterious chunk taken out.... Hey Brucey! Come over here! Let me get a picture of the back of your head in the dark..."