Worst By Design
Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water by Limp Bizkit - The most hated album cover of 2000 wasn't a mistake. It was all part of the plan.
Category
2000s
Album art navigating the shift from physical sleeves to thumbnail-sized digital covers and still finding ways to make an impression.
Stories
In Orbit
Food & Liquor by Lupe Fiasco - A young man floating in space, surrounded by objects from his world. A boombox. A Nintendo DS. A Banksy postcard. The story behind one of hip hop's most visually remarkable debut album covers.
The Stuff Of Diners And Motels
Neon Bible by Arcade Fire - The cover doesn't immediately grab you. A neon sign in the dark. Pink and orange against black. Something you'd walk past without stopping. Look again. There's considerably more going on here than first appears.