The artwork for Am I Conscious Now? by Hawksmoor features a highly detailed, symmetrical, and esoteric design rendered in purple and orange on an off-white background. The composition resembles a mystical chart or psychedelic mandala, complete with intricate fractal patterns, stylized eyes, and geometric diagrams. At the bottom center, a silhouetted figure sits in a meditating lotus pose, enveloped by multiple nested profile faces. The corners feature diagrams of figures performing yoga poses, encircled by words like "Conscience," "Imagination," "I AM AWARE," and "I EXIST." Wavy, distortion-like lines run vertically down the canvas, adding to the mind-bending aesthetic. Designed by Luke Insect, this striking visual perfectly mirrors the album's thematic focus on the profound, ego-dissolving experiences of the psychedelic compound 5-MeO-DMT. This aesthetic aligns beautifully with the calm, immersive, and meditative ambient sounds crafted by James McKeown on tracks like Amygdala Opening and Clear Light.

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The artwork for Southern Nights by Allen Toussaint features a rich, vintage-style illustration framed by a solid blue border. At the top, the album title is displayed in a stylized, light blue font across an ornate, curling red ribbon banner, with the artist's name resting just above it. The central image portrays a serene, twilight landscape dominated by the massive, dark green canopy of an old tree. Beneath the sweeping branches, the dark silhouette of a man wearing a hat and leaning on a cane stands alongside a small dog, both gazing out over a calm river or bayou. In the distance, a gigantic, glowing orange sun sits low on the horizon, casting vibrant, warm reflections across the rippling water. This lush, nostalgic, and deeply atmospheric scenery perfectly complements the smooth New Orleans R&B, funk, and soulful storytelling woven through tracks like Southern Nights and What Do You Want
the Girl to Do?.


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Drawing from inside Coaltar’s 12" gatefold vinyl.

https://coaltarcoaltar.bandcamp.com/album/huile-de-dormir

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Digital drawing with MsPaint and Krita

https://www.pierrebarrauddelagerie.com/

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The Kid LAROI Misery

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Dua Lipa 💧🪩 Tears On The Dancefloor

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Griffin and Bastille Hurt People

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The artwork for ALL IN NO REUP by Camoflauge Monk features a dark, chaotic street-art composition heavily inspired by neo-expressionism. Set against a pitch-black background with deep purple and red paint splatters, the central image is a large black crucifix outlined in chalky white lines. A wide, bloodshot eye is painted right at the intersection of the cross. Surrounding this central emblem are several arched, gothic church window frames painted with white smudges. Inside these windows are obscure figures, including one wearing a red bandana over its face and another depicting a distorted, skull-like visage. Raw, handwritten scribbles of the artist name and references to Griselda are scattered across the canvas alongside floating pink crystal clusters. This gritty, avant-garde imagery perfectly sets the mood for the dusty, underground hip-hop loops and soulful textures found in tracks
like But It$ Conflicts and In Life That Destroy The Love.

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https://camoflaugemonk.bandcamp.com/album/all-in-no-reup

This is the continuous architectural landscape unfolding inside Coaltar’s 12" gatefold vinyl. A raw, perspective-driven drawing designed to mirror the band's noise and surrealist textures. Opening the record means stepping deeper into the monolithic structure.

https://coaltarcoaltar.bandcamp.com/album/huile-de-dormir

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Digital drawing with MsPaint and Krita

https://www.pierrebarrauddelagerie.com/

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The artwork for the double EP package Jar of Flies / Sap by Alice In Chains features a highly atmospheric, softly focused photograph steeped in an eerie, warm amber and red glow. Dominating the foreground is a large, clear glass mason jar sealed with a dark metal lid. Inside, a cluster of flies rests in the bottom debris, with a few scattered along the inner glass walls. Adhered directly to the jar is a small white sticker denoting the "special limited edition double vinyl package." Looming out of focus in the background on the left is the pale face of a young boy resting his chin near his hand, peering blankly past the jar toward the viewer. This melancholic, unsettling imagery perfectly captures the haunting, stripped-down acoustic despair and dark emotional beauty found in iconic tracks like
Nutshell and Rotten Apple.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6LvI70Spjg

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The artwork for Surrounded by Thieves by High on Fire features a gritty, dark fantasy illustration set against a fiery, blood-orange battlefield. In the foreground, a menacing, horned warrior commands attention, rendered in dark, icy blue and black textures. The monstrous figure has glowing orange eyes, wild shaggy hair, and is clad in scale armor while wielding a massive, jagged battle axe. Behind this central behemoth, the faint, black silhouettes of a vast army carrying spears march through the burning landscape. The band name and album title frame the image at the top and bottom in a classic, fiery gothic typeface. This brutal, war-torn imagery perfectly encapsulates the mammoth, plaster-cracking heavy metal sound and towering intensity found in
tracks like Hung, Drawn And Quartered and Speedwolf.

https://relapsealumni.bandcamp.com/album/surrounded-by-thieves

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