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Album cover canvas art9/3/2023 ![]() ![]() Whether you get the esoteric visual reference or not, the cover art to Kate Bush’s The Dreaming is an attention grabber. ![]() The trio’s green-brown garb – which ranges from Lambert’s flashy green sequins to Presley’s peasant dress to Monroe’s moss-hued dress with a leather belt around it – makes them look at one with the forest. Standing in a lush, cool forest, Angaleena Presley, Miranda Lambert and Ashley Monroe clasp hands, eyes upward to heaven (which mirrors the vertical tree lines behind them). The country supergroup’s third album was stunning testament to finding strength through the bonds of friendship during tough times, and you can practically feel the warmth and sisterhood radiating from the Interstate Gospel cover art. Pistol Annies, ‘Interstate Gospel’ (2018) ![]() So when Ariana appeared Spider-Man-style on the cover of Sweetener, it felt right - and the sweetly unassuming confusion of the imagery also fit the musical change-up of the thoughtful, delirious, R&B-heavy set it accompanied beautifully. It wouldn’t be much of an exaggeration to say that Ariana Grande’s entire world got turned upside down in the three years in between 2015’s Dangerous Woman and its 2018 follow-up. As she leans facedown against a Chevrolet suburban, her hair in cornrows and her shoulders covered by a fur coat, the superstar conveys hurt and strength in one impactful image she is forced to take a breather and collect herself, only to strike back harder. The cover art to Beyoncé’s 2016 masterpiece is taken from the “Don’t Hurt Yourself” music video, and immediately hits you with the dual themes of the LP. Set against a black background, the warmth of the photographic portrait(s) is almost palpable. If you didn’t get it from the title Young, Gifted and Black, Aretha Franklin was proudly and boldly representing for the African-American community on this 1972 classic, and the cover photo – which shows two sets of gently smiling Arethas facing each other wearing turban head wraps that glow an earthy orange against stained-glass windows – speaks to her African pride and musical upbringing in the church. Aretha Franklin, ‘Young, Gifted & Black’ (1972) ![]()
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