This is the second album released by American Indie band Gossip (The gossip) it was released in early 2003 and was like a changing point for the band who had previously been associated with Garage rock scene.
We can see the change in genres clearly from the two covers. Firstly the colours used are a complete contrast. The red and black on the first album cover connotes a dark and mysterious mood. Where as the blue and white colours of the second album connote a much more relaxed approach.
The album cover creates a relaxed mood. This is due to a number of elements, Firstly the images of the band members look like they are cut out and stuck on, creating a simplistic effect. The position of the band members is also important. The lead singer Beth Ditto is in the center connoting her importance. This also goes against common ideology that bands are lead by a male. The attire of the band members are mainly dark colours again connoting mystery much like their first albums colours. It also connotes professionalism and power, it makes them come across to the audience as confident.
The Font of the album name and band name is unique, its scruffy which is one of the ingredients to an indie band. The scruffiness stands out to the audience as it creates an enigma, because they are not really given any clue about the music. The title also stands out because its colour is black, connoting importance, the effect is aided by the background colour.
The target audience is not clear but we can gain some sense of who the album is aimed at. Firstly the scruffy font style can be associated with teenagers because of the common ideology that they are scruffy and disorganised. The album is not aimed at a specific gender, this idea is formed because of the use of all band members on the cover, both male and female.
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