Awesome Albums

Vox video producer Estell Caswell digs into the design language of album art from Blue Note Records, and how one graphic designer, Reid Miles, working with the photography of Francis Wolff – was responsible for many of the most iconic jazz album covers of all time.

(PG-13 Link) Artist Igor Lipchanskiy was curious to know what might be hidden off the edges of iconic album covers. It turns out that Igor himself is lurking in the wings with everyone from Jim Morrison to John and Yoko, offering some form of assistance or distraction.

Freak folk hero Devendra Banhart will be releasing his new album Mala on March 12. We’re already digging the soothing story of sacrilege for the track Für Hildegard von Bingen (Thanks Shogun C.)

Deftones had more time to experiment with their seventh studio album Koi No Yokan. Check out the first single Leathers or follow the link to stream the whole album before its 11/13 release.