CD Cover Evaluation; The Cribs

The Cribs; Men's Needs, Women's Needs, Whatever

The album cover to the left was The Cribs third album and was released in May 2007. It reached 13 on the UK Album Charts.

This is a very unique album cover for this type of genre, most of the album covers within this genre are very plain and simple but this one is telling a story and links in really well with the title.

The whole of the cover is in black and white, i found that this is very common within this type of genre. With the cover being black and white it portrays that this is something brand new and different from other music out there. Also it builds on old fashion effect that is going on in the image on the cover. Another reason why they might have decided to go for the old fashion theme is because maybe they're portraying a hidden message that they've gone 'old school' with their music and spent a lot time and really want to do well.

The text they've used for their band title is in all capital letters, white and is in headlights. I feel that this connotes that with this album they really want to stand out and for it to be a real success. I feel this is because with the first two Cribs albums they didn't do particularly well so with this one they really wanted to break into the indie market. The font used of the album title really stands out and your eye is automatically drawn to it because its highlighted in white and next to the main image of the man and the woman.

The image they used on this cover fits in really well with the title and attracts and creates an enigma for the listeners as they are intrigued to listen to the music. The scene of the picture is quite romantic as it looks like the man and the woman have gone on a date to the cinema or theater, this could be connoting that their music is maybe quite relaxing romantic. Also that it appeals to males and females.