The album cover of Deafheaven’s second album, 2013’s Sunbather, accrued a weighty, polarizing significance that its creators never anticipated it would bear. It garnered derision from metal purists, ...

For artists and fans alike, album covers serve as more than just packaging; they are gateways to stories filled with creativity, controversy, and the madness of rock ‘n’ roll. The Beatles’ legendary ...

Content warning: This article contains images which some readers may find offensive. If you’re a music lover and enjoy a bit of drama, you must have heard that controversy is brewing over the artwork ...

There is a near-25% likelihood of users skipping a song within five seconds of listening to it. If our Instagram Reels-riddled attention spans can’t even last through a standard three-minute song, why ...

The album is the best invention of the past century, hands down — but the music isn’t the whole story. The album cover has been a cultural obsession as long as albums have. Ever since 12-inch vinyl ...

In the bygone era of the 1990s, when physical LPs lined record store shelves like colorful beacons of musical promise, collecting album art wasn't just a hobby; it was a rite of passage for all Hip ...

The set includes tracks from Rick Springfield, the Lemon Twigs, Foreigner’s Lou Gramm, Vicki and Debbi Peterson of the Bangles, Marshall Crenshaw, the Runaways’ Cherie Currie, Darian Sahanaja of Brian ...