Marlowe album covers

Marlowe - 'It turning me on'

This particular album cover suggested to me that this is a single female artist because it is only showing a female who has been drawn. 

Representing the fact that the artist does not want to show their real face. 

As the artist is not showing their real selves, this shows they do not want to show their start image, which connotes to the fact that this music would be organic, which applies to Negus's theory. I believe this album would be very organic because the drawing is simplistic so it would mirror the music. 

This album suggest to me that it is Indi pop as it is quick abstract and different from other albums the colour connotes love and anger overall showing the intensity of emotion in the music.  This colour red is shown throughout all albums from this band. I do not particularly this album cover as it is too red so the drawing does not stand out. 

Marlowe - 'Dark sparkle corner'

Looking at this album cover it influences me to think that this is a boy band as it is weird and unexpected, which relates to the Negus theory of music being organic. 

I think the style of the album would be Indi - Rock/Pop because it is edgy and some what haunted as you look at the child facial expressions.

  

This is very different from other artwork and the previous album target market as it is more old/vintage photograph (quite retro) and targeted to people who like alternative music. The photo also looks quite personal to the band/person as, which shows they are a personal/amateur band. 

Marlowe - 'A Day in July' 

This album suggests to me that it is a three male band as it is a masculine image. The music again is organic and indi alternative. 

It has an alternative vibe as it is cultural with the natural imagery, and the people in the album cover suggests a very relaxed and calming atmosphere and this mirrors the style of the music being relaxed. I would not like the red on the cover as it cuts out some of the photo, i think they should have continued with the image until the album cover ends. However this is the bands signature colour so it links in with that theme and helps make the album recognisable.  

Marlowe - 'Deep Breathe Fake Air' 

I fist assumed this was a boy band, as the image shows a masculine body on the album cover. I think this album is organic however more synthetic this time. The style of music suited for this album cover would be indi alternative (rock/pop) - much more mainstream. 

The colour red is coming through again in this album suggesting its a ritual colour, which is shown through all there albums. The colours contrast each other helped the artwork stand out, however the colours are somehow muted to highlight the fact it is mellow music. 

I like the way in which the words of the album are coming from the drawn males mouth suggesting breathe and air, which links back to the title. This is a very simple way of positioning the words but it is very effective in that sense, this also links to the simplistic vibe of the music as it would be more ambiguous. 

Testcard - 'Lines'

This album cover suggest to me that it belonged to a single male artist, because of its simplicity, which could also link back to the style of the music maybe being alternative, which attracts a specific target audience

1.    Artist – male

2.    Organic ideology – as it is simple

3.    Alternative

4.    Simple but artist as it is a play on words because of the album name. I think the colour is too simple and lack of colour compared to red in the other album cover, however it may reflect the music well.