CD Analysis of CD cover

This is the album artwork for "come around sundown" by Kings of Leon released in late 2010.
The album artwork reflects a musical change of direction for the band as they move away from the loud arena rock anthems of their last album "only by the night" to a much calmer and less forceful brand of southern indie. The image on the cover depicts an island or peice of land with two palm trees on it and the sea in front of it. This choice of photo or painting matches the content of the album perfectly, as the image exudes relaxation and the want to escape from all stresses of normality, as do the laid back riffs and soulful singing of the band on the album. The colour scheme that has been chosen for the cover adds to the mood of it, as the gold and red colours relate to heat and warmth, characteristcs that are normally associated with glamerous holiday destinations and places that people go to relax. Also the photo or painting itself has been given a retro gloss, in refrence to kings of leon's past musical influences, as they are heavily prevalent in their music, particualarly on this album, as some of the songs are very melancholy, and thinking in the past. The name of the album and the band name on the cover also follow this retro style as they are written in white with a retro font dated from perhaps the 60s-70s.