Album Arts

Cover arts have been an interesting part of this musical journey we’ve been on this year. I’ve been doing them all myself, mostly to save money, but also because it’s just easier to stay on my schedule that way. Working on the covers has made me wonder how much the cover matters at all anymore. There aren’t any physical copies being made, so the biggest anyone will probably ever see the cover is on their phone in their music streaming service. In that case, most of the detail is lost because it’s so small. On top of that, Spotify replaces the cover art with a “canvas”, which is a 4-8 second loop that plays while the track plays instead of the cover. Since that’s the case the covers have become a bit of an afterthought, but I think I’m definitely leaving a little on the plate, so to speak.

So I’m making a change. Starting with Roe’s Garden in June, we’re making some aesthetic adjustments to our first two acts. Hopefully these covers will do a little more to distinguish each act on the label. Build the brand. I’ll probably have to make some changes to the artist page on the website as well. This shit never ends.

-J.P.