Album cover 2 . The Maccabees - Colour it in

This is the cover of well known indie band, The Maccabees first album. Released in early 2007, the cover looks pretty simple at first glance.

The mise en scene of the image represents realism although the art work is in cartoon form. The realism comes across through the use of the glasses and different hairstyles the figures are dressed in. The Background colour is dull connoting an aire of mystery, the colours of the figures tie in with the background as they too are pretty dull. This creates a strange enigma for the audience.

Similar to Jamie T's album cover the bands name is in white font, making it stand out against the background colour. The font size is double the size of that used for the name of the album, connoting that the band is more important and that they are trying to get themselves noticed rather then the album. The Font for the name of the album clear compared to the font used for the bands name. This makes the message clear that they want you to remember the name.

The elements of the genre are put across to the audience quite simply by just how simple the cover is. The art work is unusual and rare for an album cover, this however makes it fit in to the indie genre as its individual. The connotations for the different colours used represents ethnicity and is reinforced by the facial hair, as we associate different styles of facial hair with different races/nationality's.

The gender represented is predominantly male, making it more likely that the target audience is the male gender. However because of the enigma created by the image and colours, we don't know much about the band which can cause either male and female to be drawn in. Finally because of the simplicity and unique style of the artwork it would be hard to see why the album would attract an older audience.