Happy Anniversary

 

















Gillian Welch's album Revival was released 20 years ago. 
To commemorate the anniversary, Welch’s own Acony Records will release Boots No 1: The Official Revival Bootleg on Nov. 25.

She Shells

 

CD release by Kate Moore and Ashley Bathgate.
Available from Cantaloupe Music.
More info here 

Nashville Obsolete

Package design for new Dave Rawlings Machine album.

Oblivion Digital Reissues

Cover designs for Oblivion Records digital reissues.
Read about them here.

Emancipation Proclamation

Cover design for Dean Wareham's first solo album.
10 inch vinyl, CD and digital download available in October.

Going GREEN

It is the 25th anniversary of R.E.M.'s GREEN album. Check out Timothy O'Donnell's piece on Rockpaperink. It includes some of my fuzzy recollections of working on the package design and the story behind the cryptic G4EEN title.

Evensong

 Cover of Caleb Burhans album, Evensong.

Evensong

Design for Caleb Burhans forthcoming CD on Cantaloupe Music.

neither Anvil nor Pulley

Check out this YouTube video describing the unusual album package for So Percussion's latest release:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57TUKl4Ltf8&feature=youtu.be

So's Next

 
Cover art for So Percussion's forthcoming digital release.

Fear Is A Man's Best Friend

I had pretty much forgotten art direcing this John Cale cover. The year was 1984. The illustration was done by Sara Schwartz. I was excited to learn just recently that Mr. Cale will be performing a new work about Nico at BAM's 30th annual Next Wave Festival.

Where (they) Live

Cover of the forthcoming So Percussion CD featuring my Brooklyn Bridge construction.

Boxed In

Archives.

CD Label Promo Card

Just came across a rare promo card from 2003 which featured some CD label designs. Thought it still looked pretty good.

Van Gogh's Chair

Small construction (2.25 x 2.25 x 4 inches) based on the well-known painting by VanGogh. Originally created for a CD cover but not used.

Luna Vinyl

Sleeves for forthcoming limited edition LP releases of Luna's Romantica and Rendezvous albums.

Small World

I was interviewed by David Browne for this recent article in the New York Times about the shrinking album cover.
Check it out here.

Penthouse, etc.

Check out my recent interview at Rock That Font.

Click Click...

Cover for the forthcoming So Percussion CD. Due out this Fall.
(Did you know that this thing is called Newton's Cradle? I didn't.)

One Pill Makes You Larger...

An iTunes digital single cover for a live performance of Jefferson Airplane's White Rabbit by Gillian Welch. The first live show I ever attended was a free Jefferson Airplane in Central Park. "Remember what the dormouse said..."