Tindersticks are a band that formed in 1991 in Nottingham,
England. They have a fairly formidable backlog on albums and soundtrack songs
for a variety of films. Their album ‘The Hunger Saw’ is solely a drawn cover.
It uses a sugary sweet style of illustration, however what is actually draw is far
from sweet. The saw cutting through the heart could be a representation of a heart
in love being broken or even a representation of the bands love of playing
music (they had been on a 5 year break prior to this albums release). The colour scheme is simple, red and a tea
stain brown-ish colour. Both complementary to one another and through their simplicity
would stand out against other bolder album covers. This album cover for me is
like a reflection of their music. Romantic and easy to listen to, however also
sad in the sense that the lead singers voice sounds as if he’s in some
emotional pain. This album cover is appealing to a wide range of people.
Predominantly I would’ve thought that females would’ve initially been drawn to
the soft and gentle style of the image however, the image itself could attract
a more male audience from its aggression? (I’m not being sexist!)
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