Textual Analysis of Front Cover 2

This album cover is showing my chosen band Death Cab For Cutie’s 6th studio album which was brought out back in 2005.

This album cover doesn’t really display much, its basically the title of the band and title of the album overlaying on the cover which is of grass and a plant. The background of the album is out of focus symbolising that it’s the title and plant which they want to emphasise mainly to audience. The album cover sends an image to the audience that there isn’t really a story behind the cover. The title doesn’t go with the cover and the imaging of title, the title is trying to get the point across that nobody makes a plan they live their life how it pans out and that emphasises that the album doesn’t have anything set out in stone it will come across how the band have wanted it to. The title of the album PLANS is shown in block capitals so that it is the main important meaning behind the album it want to give that certain meaning to each song which is represented to the audience. The band name is in normal letters which no capitals as the band are saying the title is more important than the band name because the band have been around several years whereas the album title has never been around before so it is more important to get that title across. The image is showing a contrast of colours between red and green which are fairly colour and stand out however, the background is full black with light shining through. Overall the cover is quite dark and possible represents how mellow the album is and how easy it comes across because the cover is also easy. The cover overall is easily set out and it doesn’t look like much effort has gone into the cover whereas the album is amazing. So I think the album is trying to get across that its quite mellow and easy to listen to which the album cover also represents.