Here, I could insert one of a few clichés about pictures (they say 1000 words!) or covers (don’t judge a book by one), or I could just cut to the chase: Album covers, book covers, etc. are some of the best reasons to own physical media, and each year brings a new crop of aesthetically pleasing squares for us to behold. We’ve rounded up 20 album covers that we love staring at, and we hope you’ll enjoy gazing at them, too. An album’s appearance on this list says nothing of its musical quality, however some album covers were judged based on their relation to the music therein. Here they are:
20. Simon Joyner: Pocket Moon
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19. Charly Bliss: Young Enough
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18. Carly Rae Jepsen: Dedicated
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17. SASAMI: SASAMI
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16. Angel Bat Dawid: The Oracle
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15. Wilco: Ode to Joy
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14. Daniel Norgren: Wooh Dang
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13. Mary Lattimore & Mac McCaughan: New Rain Duets
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12. Sean Henry: A Jump From The High Dive
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11. Jenny Lewis: On The Line
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10. (Sandy) Alex G: House of Sugar
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9. Greet Death: New Hell
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8. Danny Brown: unknowhatimsayin¿
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7. FKA Twigs: MAGDALENE
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6. Blood Orange: Angel’s Pulse
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5. David Kilgour: Bobbie’s a girl
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4. Sudan Archives: Athena
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3. Jay Som: Anak Ko
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2. Harry Styles: Fine Line
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1. Weyes Blood: Titanic Rising
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