Thursday, December 11, 2008

Pitchfork Names 20 Worst Album Covers of 2008: Nashville Gets Mentioned Again

Posted by Seth Graves on Thu, Dec 11, 2008 at 2:46 PM

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College Radio Birdman

Today Pitchfork name-dropped quite a few artistic offenders before

posting their 20 worst album covers of 2008. If you'll recall, last

year Jensen Sportag was included among these for their self-titled full

length featuring artwork by Ariel Pink. This year another Nashville

band got an unfavorable shout out on the list without making the

official cut. It's unclear which cover of Kings of Leon's Only by the Night

didn't fare so well with them. I'm finding two different versions

online, but I'm guessing it's the creepy-but-still-not-so-effective

birdman morph. There really isn't much of a point for me posting this

other than to say "Good job on keeping those album covers pretty this

year, Nashville."


And hey, while I've got a chance to turn this around and end things on the

positive tip--it doesn't really seem like we give local album covers

a whole lot of attention on here these days. Surely someone is putting a

great deal of thought and energy into them hoping to catch our eye when

walking past that local rack at Grimey's. Who's got a pick for best

local album cover of 2008? Mine is a tie between Ghostfinger's The Feeler and Caitlin Rose's Dead Flowers EP.

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So who's gonna be the first lacky to defend KOL this time?

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Posted by Gold on 12/11/2008 at 3:17 PM

For some reason, every time I see this cover I think it's a picture of Rob Thomas of Matchbox 20. I think it's the chin(s).

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Posted by Janet on 12/11/2008 at 3:47 PM

1. Lacky: a person's bitch
Ex. Look at my lacky trying to be like me
by thespark
2. Lacky: signifies the need to get rested because of sexual intense activity
Ex.
fucko: I'll break ya ass bitch!
shucko: oh no please I need to be lacky
How dare anyone in their hometown defend a band?!?!
Don't you people know there are perfectly good bands putting other people's music together on their laptops throwing parties in their grandmother's basements???
Bring your delicious PBR's, make sure you have on your Ting Ting t-shirt and hail all things "indie" !!!
Because, ya know, there just ain't enough douchebags doing this type of stuff in this city!

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Posted by lacktocious on 12/11/2008 at 5:09 PM

Seth writes me love letters!

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Posted by Wess Floyd on 12/11/2008 at 5:18 PM

I think Some Kind of Salvation has great album art.

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Posted by d. patrick on 12/11/2008 at 5:33 PM

honestly, lacktocious pretty much nailed it. either you dig on corporate southern pseudo indie rock, or you worship JEFF and spend your weekends at house shows in a pair of capris staring at everyone else's white belt. either way, you still have to shop at American Apparel.
the world is pretty unfair that way.

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Posted by casio on 12/11/2008 at 5:59 PM

this album cover is stupid as hell. make fun of it to your cold, black heart's content. i just thought making fun of a band vicariously through an eating disorder was in bad taste.

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Posted by please on 12/12/2008 at 10:55 AM

eating disorder?
i totally missed something.

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Posted by casio on 12/12/2008 at 5:08 PM

casio, it was a previous thread last week about what's-his-face from KOL having anorexia

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Posted by please on 12/14/2008 at 1:29 PM
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