And that also happened to be the first time I ever heard Thou I’ve since become a pretty big fan (see the best tracks of the month for more on that). My own pick-though I don’t know why this was the first album to come to mind-was Thou’s Summit (see below) whose gritty red sky and factory smokestacks evoked something raw and compelling. ![]() One person mentioned Inter Arma’s Sky Burial, which has an evocative and ominous cover, if one that evokes spiritual meaning in its darkness. ![]() Still, everyone who chimed in had an interesting answer. I’m not sure it happened that much back then either, but I also grew up in the CD age, where the look of the format just wasn’t as impressive. While plenty of people like to romanticize about the idea of going to the record store, thumbing through the bins and finding something that just looked so damn cool you had to bring it home, that doesn’t happen much these days. And second of all, it seems like it’s even rarer lately to see an album’s artwork before hearing any of the music. First of all, when you’ve been writing about music for more than 15 years, it’s rare to come across music where you have no context whatsoever. ![]() That’s difficult to answer for a few reasons. ![]() A friend and colleague of mine recently offered an interesting question on Twitter: What album did you decide to listen to based on the artwork alone?
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