The A has been replaced by a

triangle symbol this is normally

connected with the indie culture,
therefore revealing that Bastille are in
fact an indie group but are signed to
the record label Virgin.
Bastille seems to have their own graphic identity within the
titles of the albums from there bad blood album to their
follow up album all this bad blood. This gives the indie
band its own identity from other bands to the 1975 and the
killers. However what is obvious is the various sizes of the
font, to create the feeling of the hierarchy throughout the
music industry, and can be seen from a long distance.
The dark lighting
throughout the artwork of
the album reflects the type
of music, but also the title
bad blood. The album
cover has a cinematic feel
to the album cover,
suggesting that Bastille
have a narrative
movement to set the
scene for the listener,
rather than just being a
showbiz album like other
artists. The songs Pompeii
which was the first song
released by the band
actually is conservation
between two people who
were talking about the
Mount Vesuvius. The song
meets the ironic name.

The Character which seems to running from the camera or something is situated in
the middle of the album cover, which is in fact the lead member of the band Dan
Smith. The spotlight which seems to be located on him, to bring attention to his
presence. The lighting which you could assume is a car light following the lead
character. The main artwork/image seems to run throughout the bands indie
videos with walking down the centre of the road and cars being a regular feature as
well. The music videos Pompeii and things we lost in the fire.
The head member of the band Dan Smith is wearing a denim jacket, black jeans and white looking trainers,
is a convention that indie bands wear to match their type of music which is different from mainstream.
Bastilles look might be influenced by other bands like The Smiths with nasa tops etc, audiences of Bastille
can easily access there look due to the simpleness to embrace the indie look. (but also the outfits seem to be
the same when in music videos).
At the back of the album cover, the record
label is apparent as virgin is widely
recognisable name that has bands and
artist like Prides and Circa Waves.
However Ella Eyre is also signed to this
record label.
The listing of the songs, on the back cover is down the
centre, the 12 songs have been lighten up by the car which
could be associated with what is following one of the
members, suggesting that the band are going to make an
impact on the world of music. The duration seems to be the
main convention of a album therefore it gives the audience
the chance to experience each song with enough time.
The copyright is the
official information of
an album; this will be
different for all album
covers due to the
different record
labels owning an
artist or band.