Worst album cover award thus far goes to Paramore

As I drove down Olive in Burbank, I passed the banner over Warner Music and it was showing the new Paramore album cover.  Not really a fan of the band and that keeps me from commenting on the content of this album.  But I'm not hear for an album review but an album cover review on this occassion. I rarely talk about album covers but this one hits that low of lame you just have to say something.

For those not familiar with Paramore, they're a pop punk outfit that plays fun mall rock.  The lead singer admittedly is super cute and I could see high school kids having a crush or two.  If you like Fall Out Boy, well then you better run out and buy some Paramore folks.

The cover shows the band in the South Park pose from their famous Christian Rock episode.  Maybe they were photographed by Cartman himself.   Did he tell them to look in different directions and look disinterested.  Then someone had the bright idea to paint some colors over their faces for added alterna-edge.  Whoever was their art consultant for this cover should be fired.  The sad part, this is a major label band so the lack of money wasn't the issue.  Thanks Paramore for lowering the rock and roll bar.

To end this blog entry on a positive note, here's an album cover from earlier this month I really liked.  It's nice to see Hem out with a new album finally and this cover really makes you look closely.  Love the use of the map of the East Coast inside a silhouette.  The Hem stamp with the album name Departure And Farewell is a classic touch.  Get this album by the way if you like alt-country.  Here's their first single "Tourniquet" from Departure And Farewell.