Next month, eclectic hip-hop and soul artist Theophilus London releases his new album, Vibes!, and in addition to getting excited about the new music, we were impressed by the retro-inspired artwork unveiled for the release. The fashion-forward musician teamed with fashion legend Karl Lagerfeld for the visual design, and what resulted is an album cover with a very distinctly '80s look.
Inspired by this contemporary tribute to a retro aesthetic, we decided to re-envision some of our other favorite recent album releases as homages to eras gone by. To do so, designer Jami Miles created all-new artwork for artists including Drake, Miley Cyrus, and Arctic Monkeys, all paying tribute to vintage design styles.
1950s
Frank Ocean, Channel Orange
For this piece, the artist wanted a literal idea of a channel, with the orange static screen on a vintage TV set. A lot of the material on the album focuses on California life, which is why the artist chose the halftone beach background and palm trees extending out of the noise-filled screen.
1950s
Drake, Nothing Was the Same
The artist thinks that jazz music has consistently informed hip-hop. So a late-50s jazz-style record cover for Drake was perfect. The somber tone of the album also made it easy for the artist to create an instantly recognizable visual aesthetic similar to the actual cover itself.
1980s
Miley Cyrus, Bangerz
The artist feels like Miley often seems like she could have stepped right out of the '80s, so this era is especially appropriate for her. The centered mouth, tongue-out, is inspired by the provocative star herself. It sums up the attitude of the whole album — and the artist herself.
There are two more album covers at the SOURCE and this was rewritten by me so the mods can approve it.
ONTD, what are your favorite album covers?
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