Noteworthy album covers of 2023

Had to start sooner or later, so why not with the Dark Pixar reboot of A Bug's Life (h/t to methanietanner) courtesy of Cattle Decapitation:

https://www.metal-archives.com/images/1/1/0/4/1104775.jpg?4705

https://i.imgur.com/CNsVvqM.jpg

A​ş​k by Altin Gün

https://images.complex.com/complex/images/c_fill,dpr_auto,f_auto,q_auto,w_1400/fl_lossy,pg_1/l4bpnsl56kpiuvjyvmep/ice-spice-cover?fimg-ssr-default

Which is essentially the cover above it turned upside down

haha indeed

https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a0207151155_10.jpg

love it

https://buffablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/krako.jpg

kraków loves adana, hiding in my room

Nappy Nina - Mourning Due

https://media.pitchfork.com/photos/63ed2bf11fb8fd1f5544fb13/master/w_1600,c_limit/Nappy-Nina-Morning-Due.jpg

Heavy Heavy - Young Fathers

https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a0737973087_10.jpg

Yeah, that one's really good....

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FpsLyx8WYAA4URq.jpg:small

shame, food for worms

https://www.musikexpress.de/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/01/18/miss-grit-follow-the-cyborg-1024x1024.jpg
Miss Grit - Follow the Cyborg

https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a0712487345_10.jpg

Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs - Land of Sleeper

https://media.pitchfork.com/photos/6407a088d8200f9c13227f31/1:1/w_320,c_limit/Sleaford-Mods-UK-Grim.jpg

this made me laugh bc it made me think of the grim austerity of the british world baseball classic uniforms

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Fq_DqwcXsAEBsUd?format=jpg&name=small

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41GaujyqNxL._UX716_FMwebp_QL85_.jpg

Róisín Murphy - Hit Parade

https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a2601457908_10.jpg

omg wut

i'm not sure i could bring myself to buy a record with that cover

10/10 wouldnt change a thing

hard agree

it's absolutely hilarious

I like it for reminding me of Ballett Triadisches

Love it. róisín rules.

https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/w/9201544e8479ce855dea06e5cafdec02/10597851
James Holden - Imagine This Is a High Dimensional Space of All Possibilities

https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/w/59d62751065501f7751465d7dec4ee3c/10476869
Tujiko Noriko - Crépuscule I & II

https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/w/99c7f68ccdec950acd23a2fe9f3b3f10/11048553
Amaarae - Fountain Baby

https://e.snmc.io/i/fullres/w/c7c00a9ad9decba589b013eff58cd620/10523752
Zopp - Dominion

https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d0000b273168908a878cb4d99e4220b37

real boston richey - welcome to bubba land

https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a2016058937_65

idris ackamoor & the pyramids - afro futuristic dreams

https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a2640454164_10.jpg

tha retail simps - live on cool street

https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a2663617497_10.jpg

Dead and Dripping - Blackened Cerebral Rifts

https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a3679753653_10.jpg

Allah-Las - Zuma 85

Compare and contrast! Lloyd Cole - Love Story (US cover)

https://i.discogs.com/KtQ-F2Zm9WIaoal_yJoEB6p7TiDrZdRh2YDT6miKeuE/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:599/w:600/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTEyMDM5/MzMtMTU3NzAwMjU5/MS0yNDY5LnBuZw.jpeg

Had never seen that one before.

also posted these in the Circle thread, but had to post them here as well since I love 'em so much (both 2023 records):

https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a0538001792_10.jpg

https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a0241654974_10.jpg

https://media.pitchfork.com/photos/654dad307d076cc8e88c5d93/master/w_960,c_limit/mon-laferte-autopoietica.jpg
Mon Laferte - Autopoiética

Those Mahti covers are absolutely gorgeous, and the music equally so, now I have to get them.

thread delivers

a few albums i've checked out based on these covers...

retail simps - in spite of the blue collar cover, they sound like smug college kids to me. not my thing.
dead and dying - wanted to like this, but tech-y metal just isn't my thing
zopp - first track a little too wonky for me, but 'you' is very nice.

special meme fresh vaporwave lookin' sleeve on this one

https://www.vintagerockmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Cliff-With-Strings.jpg

https://media.pitchfork.com/photos/655ba8b06330cce7a0174e42/master/w_960,c_limit/Zartir.jpg

tangential thing I've been exploring: Mingus' trumpter on Tijuana Moods left jazz to study Gurdjieff

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarence_Shaw

xp From The Color of Pomegranates? You could probably have a great album cover from every shot in that film.

yeah, that's definately a shot from Color of Pomegranates