Wednesday, February 23, 2011

What up-update???

My project is centered around the album covers for the popular British Art-Rock band Radiohead. I will analyze  the visual elements used in their album art to find out any emotions or messages the art portrays, whether it be intentional or unintentional on the bands part. The band has released eight studio albums: Pablo Honey (1993), The Bends (1995), OK Computer (1997), Kid A (2000), Amnesiac (2001), Hail to the Thief (2003), In Rainbows (2007), and King of Limbs (2011). I will analyze if there is any direct connection between the artwork on the album and the music itself. Radiohead's "sound" has constantly evolved over the years from a post-grunge to electronica to indie art-rock. The band has phases with "sounds". For example, Pablo Honey and The Bends were both centered on post-grunge, Kid A and Amnesiac have the same electronica elements, and OK Computer is a cross between the two. I am very familiar with all the albums except for King of Limbs, seeing as it was released about a week ago and I am finding time to listen to it. I will also being conducting interviews with people of different demographics during which I show them the album covers and ask questions concerning what emotions are evoked by the album covers.