Analysis of album art - Jake Bugg

This is the album art of Jake Buggs album, Two Fingers. He is a young solo indie artist and similar to the artist we are trying to create. The image features the artist and his figure dominates image. It is a medium shot with a slight angle which creates a low shot. The mise en scene used shows the artists lifestyle and cultural background to create an identity. The narrow, empty street with terraced housing in the background creates a working class feel. the use of black and white ad to this theme. This helps him attract a working class audience by appealing to them. The guitar in he shot shows his attachment to music. This is common for many indie artists as they believe that the music should come above everything else that comes with being a musician. The text is relatively simple. The bold, block capitals clearly show the name of the artist and the album title. The black and white colours of the text fits with the black and white image to maintain consistency. The simple costume, black jeans and black jacket again keep the colour scheme consistent. The costume stays away from brands and mainstream fashion codes to help establish the indie nature of the artist. The simplistic editing of the image adheres to indie conventions. There I a link with this album art and some of the music videos. the song which shares the same name as the album has a video is which the mise en scene is similar. The streets and costume feature in the video. This consistency helps create the artists identity and makes him more recognisable to the audience. The shot has been arranged so that we can see all the way down the street. This makes the image more interesting to look at because the image has depth.