Striking 2020 Album Artwork
28 December 2020
Band: THE SUICIDE MACHINES (Detroit, US)
Who: Ska punk junks
Album: REVOLUTION SPRING
Released: 27 March 2020
AAAAARGGGHHH…
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THE SUICIDE MACHINES: Facebook
28 December 2020
Band: THE SUICIDE MACHINES (Detroit, US)
Who: Ska punk junks
Album: REVOLUTION SPRING
Released: 27 March 2020
AAAAARGGGHHH…
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THE SUICIDE MACHINES: Facebook
25 December 2020
Artist: JEHNNY BETH
Who: frontwoman of ace band Savages
Album: TO LOVE IS TO LIVE – first solo LP
Released: 12 June 2020
Artwork: The sleeve was conceived after Beth and Tom Hingston, who also
created the cover artwork of Massive Attack’s Mezzanine and Nick Cave’s Push
the Sky Away, met. Beth told him she started doing boxing workouts and that
she was fascinated by some photographs of bodybuilders and that’s how the
idea of the LP’s impressive image came about.
The music…
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BETH: Facebook
21 December 2020
Band: DEEP PURPLE
Active: 1968–1976, 1984–present
Album: WHOOSH! – 21st LP
Released: 7 August 2020
NME said: “‘Whoosh!’ might not sound like it was created
in 2020, but considering the last few months we’ve had,
maybe that’s a good thing.”
Stream here…
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DEEP PURPLE: Facebook
20 December 2020
Band: WAR ON WOMEN
Who: Rip-roaring feminist hardcore punk band
from Baltimore, Maryland formed 10 years ago
Album: WONDERFUL HELL
Released: 30 October 2020
Stereogum wrote: “War On Women put their money
where the giant mouth on their album cover is.”
Stream the screams…
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WAR ON WOMEN: Facebook
19 December 2020
Band: IDLES (Bristol, UK)
Who: Best punk band around right now
Album: ULTRA MONO
Released: 25 September 2020
Go apeshit …
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IDLES: Facebook
17 December 2020
Artist: KING KRULE (London, UK)
Who: Musical project of Archy Marshall who blends
jazz, no wave, post-punk, hip-hop, and a whole host
of other diverse sounds.
Album: MAN ALIVE! – 4th LP
Released: 21 February 2020
NME said: “Marshall’s creativity is
shining for all the world to see.”
Stream here…
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KING KRULE: Facebook
16 December 2020
Band: Metal rebels BRING ME THE HORIZON (Sheffield)
Mini-album: POST HUMAN: SURVIVAL HORROR
Released: 30 October 2020
The Independent (UK) said: “A soundtrack fir for the end of the world.”
Artwork: Created by the Indonesia-based type foundry and
design by studio Zealab Fonts Division.
Bang your lockdown head here…
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BRING ME THE HORIZON: Facebook
13 December 2020
Band: THE KILLERS
Album: IMPLODING THE MIRAGE
Released: 21 August 2020 – 6th LP
Artwork: Painting ‘Dance of the Wind and Storm’
by American artist Thomas Blackshear
The Killers ringleader Brandon Flowers said: “They just look like gods.
I just started to see a path open up in what these two people could
represent for me. We blew up terrible lo-res versions of them and stuck
them up in the studio.”
All killers, no fillers…
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THE KILLERS: Facebook
12 December 2020
Band (take a deep breath): … AND YOU WILL KNOW US BY THE TRAIL OF DEAD
Who: Veteran punks from Austin, Texas. Awesome live band too, as I experienced
myself several times.
Album: X: THE GODLESS VOID AND OTHER STORIES – 10th LP
Released: 17 January 2020
Wait, here’s the equally striking artwork for the Ltd. CD edition…
Stream album…
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Trail Of Dead: Facebook
8 December 2020
Band: METZ
Who: First-rate noise junks
from Toronto, Canada
Album: ATLAS VENDING
Released: 9 October 2020
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METZ: Facebook