From the four album covers I have found that are from Indie Rock bands I can see that the most popular thing to have on an album cover are pictures of the band. I can see this as all of the selected album covers apart from Glasvegas have got one or more pictures of the band. For example the future heads album cover has got the band members but there eyes have been covered with black and white diagonal stripes. The Kaiser Chiefs album cover has got all the band members at the bottom, which shows w
hat the band are like, as they seem to be dressed in black, which is what typical rock artists tend to wear. However t
he magic numbers album has multiple pictures of the band, but instead of them being simple pictures they seem to be stuck onto boxes in order to make the illustration on the album cover. A second thing I can see from all the album covers apart from Glasvegas again, is that they are all simple. For example Futureheads just has the band name and the picture of the band, with a plain background, Kaiser Chiefs has the same but with the album name underneath the band name and the magic numbers has a simple back ground with the band name and pictures. These album covers have inspired me as I will probably use a picture of the band, a plain simple background and have the album name on the cover of my album.
From the two magazine adverts I have found that are from Indie Rock bands I can see many similarities between both of them. Firstly both of the magazine advertisements have used the album cover artwork as a background or image on the advert. The verve has used the album
cover artwork from “love is noise” as a full background, whereas the vines have used the artwork from their album as a picture 
to draw the audience’s attention to the advertisement. Another similarity is that both of them show when the album is available and how it can be purchased. The verve advertisement shows that the album is out Monday, but fans can download it now if they wish, however with the vines advertisement it states clearly that both downloads and CDs are available to purchase now. Thirdly both advertisements show the album name and the band name. Both of the advertisements have showed the band name in the logo that they use and is recognised by the fans. Another similarity between the two is that both the advertisements show what is on each of the CDs. The vines clearly shows certain tracks that are on the CD that fans will recognise and may enjoy, whereas the verve’s advertisement shows the things available on CD but it is small print, so it’s not very easy to spot. The final similarity between the two advertisements is that both of them show the logo for the recording company that has published the CDs. The only notable difference between the two advertisements is that the verve advertisement shows a website at the very bottom, so if people are interested in the band they can find out more, by visiting the page mentioned. These two magazine adverts have inspired me as I will probably use the album cover artwork on the magazine advert and also use a font that stands out to show the band name, the album name, certain tracks off the album and when it is available to purchase. I will probably put the recording company at the very bottom of the advertisement as well.
From my research on Indie bands I have found out many representations of Indie bands. I have found out that most Indie bands are mainly men aged between 18 and 30. They are also white British or American. Most of the band members tend to wear stereotypical “emo” clothing, such as skinny jeans, checked shirts with ties, converse/vans shoes and plain dark hoodies.
hat the band are like, as they seem to be dressed in black, which is what typical rock artists tend to wear. However t
he magic numbers album has multiple pictures of the band, but instead of them being simple pictures they seem to be stuck onto boxes in order to make the illustration on the album cover. A second thing I can see from all the album covers apart from Glasvegas again, is that they are all simple. For example Futureheads just has the band name and the picture of the band, with a plain background, Kaiser Chiefs has the same but with the album name underneath the band name and the magic numbers has a simple back ground with the band name and pictures. These album covers have inspired me as I will probably use a picture of the band, a plain simple background and have the album name on the cover of my album.From the two magazine adverts I have found that are from Indie Rock bands I can see many similarities between both of them. Firstly both of the magazine advertisements have used the album cover artwork as a background or image on the advert. The verve has used the album
cover artwork from “love is noise” as a full background, whereas the vines have used the artwork from their album as a picture 
to draw the audience’s attention to the advertisement. Another similarity is that both of them show when the album is available and how it can be purchased. The verve advertisement shows that the album is out Monday, but fans can download it now if they wish, however with the vines advertisement it states clearly that both downloads and CDs are available to purchase now. Thirdly both advertisements show the album name and the band name. Both of the advertisements have showed the band name in the logo that they use and is recognised by the fans. Another similarity between the two is that both the advertisements show what is on each of the CDs. The vines clearly shows certain tracks that are on the CD that fans will recognise and may enjoy, whereas the verve’s advertisement shows the things available on CD but it is small print, so it’s not very easy to spot. The final similarity between the two advertisements is that both of them show the logo for the recording company that has published the CDs. The only notable difference between the two advertisements is that the verve advertisement shows a website at the very bottom, so if people are interested in the band they can find out more, by visiting the page mentioned. These two magazine adverts have inspired me as I will probably use the album cover artwork on the magazine advert and also use a font that stands out to show the band name, the album name, certain tracks off the album and when it is available to purchase. I will probably put the recording company at the very bottom of the advertisement as well.From my research on Indie bands I have found out many representations of Indie bands. I have found out that most Indie bands are mainly men aged between 18 and 30. They are also white British or American. Most of the band members tend to wear stereotypical “emo” clothing, such as skinny jeans, checked shirts with ties, converse/vans shoes and plain dark hoodies.
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