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Page 1: Album Cover Research (Kings Of Leon)

Looking into existing products: Kings Of Leon

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Page 2: Album Cover Research (Kings Of Leon)

Kings Of LeonKings of Leon is an American rock band that formed in Nashville, Tennessee, in 1999. The band is composed of brothers, Caleb Followill, Nathan Followill and Jared Followill, with their cousin Matthew Followill The band's early music was an upbeat blend of Southern rock and blues influences, but it has gradually expanded throughout the years to include a variety of genres and a more alternative, arena rock sound.

Page 3: Album Cover Research (Kings Of Leon)

Image The front image used on the album has developed overtime. Their first album, Youth and Young Manhood shows a picture of them, through the cover we are introduced not only to the music but to the artist themselves, this was a way for the artist to not only sell their music but for the audience to buy into them as a band, this was shown again in 2010 with Only By the Night when the band changed their sound from folk/ rock to more of a rock arena sound. The different pictures relate to the feelings of the sound, the lily shown In Aha Shake Heartbreak represents women in a sexual way due to the positioning of the flower, which would show the expansion of the band and how the popularity has grown, also by the band having the next two albums covers being black and abstract pictures, you can infer that they do not have to sell their image as this is not a debut. In the latest two albums the sound became much more rock with a hint of their southern American heritage so much more country sounding, this was much more grown up compared to their previous work which is illustrated in the album covers. Come Around Sundown from 2010 has orange and connotes the idea of sunlight through the picture and really illustrates the sound as being not as harsh as their previous rock music. And the most recent album has purely used the album title to incorporate the bands American heritage.

Through looking at these covers I have learnt how the images used show the feeling of the band at the time and how they want to portray themselves to their audience is mainly through these images.

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The font used also illustrates the change of the band’s sound, at first the band wanted to make a bold debut therefore capitalised the name and very basically used the colour of black and white. Throughout the designs the band has changed the font due to the feelings and personality changes of the music and of the members of Kings Of Leon. However, the sound of the latest album was described as them going back to their routes therefore, the font is exactly the same as their debut album.

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Through looking into the change of the digipaks by Kings Of Leon I have learnt how the image must capture the feeling of the artist and sound.