| Cavalry's Top 10 Album Covers of 2016 |
| 10 |  | Young the Giant
Home Of The Strange
A lovely cover tying in with the album's themes of immigration and national identity, this art almost looks like it belongs in a quirky indie game.
Artist: Rob Sato |
| 9 |  | Chairlift
Moth
This delightfully retro art accompanying Chairlift's final release really adds to the melancholic, dreamy nature of the album.
Artist: Unknown |
| 8 |  | BADBADNOTGOOD
IV
Shirtless jazz boys make the world go round. (But really, this is a wonderfully old-school cover that goes extremely well with the record's summer-y lounge vibes).
Artist: Unknown |
| 7 |  | James Blake
The Colour in Anything
A watercolor cover that holds particular significance to me. Quentin Blake (no relation to James) also illustrated the Roald Dahl books I read as a kid, so his art here is a perfect mix of sadness and nostalgia.
Artist: Quentin Blake |
| 6 |  | John Paul White
Beulah
This artwork really captures the mood of its album more than any other cover this year. The daunting, billowing clouds and the black birds help establish the gothic undertones of White's work.
Artist: Browan Lollar |
| 5 |  | Bon Iver
22, A Million
A thoroughly perplexing and eye-catching cover. Justin Vernon's love of symbolism and numerology is very apparent in this maximalist art.
Artist: Eric Timothy Carlson |
| 4 |  | Childish Gambino
"Awaken, My Love!"
A magical glimpse into the album's themes of black survival in the face of horror, this cover art is simultaneously beautiful and unsettling.
Artist: Unknown |
| 3 |  | Mizmor
Yodh
The perfect compliment to their thematic brand of doom metal, this art was created by the late Polish painter Zdzislaw Beksinski, who was stabbed to death in 2005. Whereas many metal covers follow the same tired formula, Mizmor really elevated their music by choosing such interesting art to accompany it.
Artist: Zdzislaw Beksinski |
| 2 |  | Flatbush Zombies
3001: A Laced Odyssey
Just like metal, rap covers seem to be going through a bit of a slump recently. Luckily, the debut album from Flatbush Zombies sports this wacky, colorful artwork that brings back memories of superhero comics and Saturday morning cartoons.
Artist: David Nakayama |
| 1 |  | Crystal Castles
Amnesty (I)
A disturbing cover to say the least, this photograph is made all the more frightening when one considers Ethan Kath's recent split with Alice Glass. Is the image implying that women are merely lookalike dolls, lacking unique personalities of their own? Kath's recent comments seem to suggest so. As such, the cover is apparently a veiled insult to Glass, and stands as an unsettling statement on its own.
Artist: Unknown |
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