Jamie T - Panic Prevention
The actual album artwork of the real artist of our song is a messy and chaotic composition, giving the mise-en-scene a montage feel despite being a single photograph. A lot of the content is ambiguous, although it gives the appearance of being carefully constructed to give a representation of the artist. The content (indiscernible polariods, band posters, empty beer cans and ashtrays, musical equipment and a self-referential poster of the artist himself as well as a physical copy of the LP with the same artwork) give an impression of independent musical taste which not only reflects on the myriad of genres covered during the album, but also the broad musical tastes of the target audience. The colours in the photo are desaturated, combining with the disorganised iconography to emphasise the working class lyrical themes explored. The title text is positioned at the very top of the artwork, in a small font and faded white colour,which draws attention away from the name of the artist/album and instead forcing the viewer to explore the photograph for meaning. This could represent the artist's desire for his audience to ignore meaningless image-focused pop-genre way of looking at music, and instead to focus on subjective interpretation and artistic depth. This is also demonstrated through the fact that although the cover art features the artist, he is slumped at a low angle at the bottom corner of the artwork, hiding behind a guitar and a drab, monochromatic costume. The viewer is only able to see a little of his face in a very unconventional shot of the "star" - even he is staring at the scene created in front of him.
