Go figure they escalated even beyond the music… A longtime multidisciplinary artist, Gordon actually designed the YOKOKIMTHURSTONcover art herself. We figured from the jump that the collaboration between Yoko Onoand Sonic Youthfounders Kim Gordonand Thurston Moorewould bring some incredible artistic displays. Read more: QUIZ: Can you figure out the album by just the character on the cover? Kim Gordon – YOKOKIMTHURSTON The duo designed the cover for the band’s 2011 album, In The Mountain In The Cloud, among others. The other is artist Austin Sellers, who partners with Gourley under the moniker The Fantastic The. The Man, but he’s also one of the hands responsible for their iconic album art. Not only does he supply the instantly recognizable voice behind Portugal.
Surely, though, the world is better off for John Gourley‘s seemingly boundless creativity. It doesn’t seem quite fair that any one person could be so talented. John Gourley – In The Mountain In The Cloud The two actually collaborated on the artwork for Currents, with Sherri tackling the illustration that’s on the cover. Her father and manager Boyd DuPree works as a graphic designer and has lent his talents to a number of the band’s projects. It’s not too surprising when you see where she comes from. Sherri DuPree-Bemis – CurrentsĪnyone who follows Eisley‘s Sherri DuPree-Bemisknows that she’s not just a vocal powerhouse but an incredibly talented visual artist as well. We’re particularly taken by the appropriately chaotic nature of the Little Messart, though. And with a founding member as visually talented as Hannah Hooper, why shouldn’t they? Functioning as the art director for the band, Hooper has contributed her painting skills to most of their album covers. It’s hardly surprising that a creative collective like Grouplove might tackle their album art needs in-house. Read more: 10 scene album covers you won’t believe were designed by the same artist Hannah Hooper – Little Mess The cover art for his 1995 album, Outside, featured an acrylic self-portrait that he painted. Still, there were some projects that he took into his own hands. While he assumed design direction for many works, the visual credits on his records were usually quite extensive. Given David Bowie‘s propensity for visual art, it’s surprising that he wasn’t solely responsible for all of his album covers. It really couldn’t have been any better, capturing the somber tone that came with their farewell. Guitarist Ryan Mendez photographed the scene in Selden, Kansas, that would ultimately become the cover art. That, of course, meant targeting their creative energy from all angles. Yellowcard really put everything into their masterpiece of a final album. While promoting her memoir, The Meaning Of Mariah Carey, the prolific musician also noted that she’d made an unreleased music video for the project and designed the artwork for the album, Someone’s Ugly Daughter. Honestly, we’re a little sad that we didn’t see any cockroaches on any of her mainstream pieces… Ryan Mendez – Yellowcard
Of course, that’s not where the surprises ended. Mariah Carey made some serious headlines last year when she revealed that she’d made a secret grunge album under the moniker Chickin the ’90s.
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