Spin Art: 10 Best Dance Music Album Covers Of 2013

December 26, 2013 - 7:55 pm by Sarah Polonsky

A producer spends months - sometimes years - laboring over every note, drum tatter, loop and lyric in order to craft a body of work representing his or her musical message. “In the old days” we ran to record stores and gasped at the cover art of our favorite artists’ latest album, sniggering with friends that it looked “wonky,” “understated,” “brilliant,” tell-tale of what sort of sonic journey we would soon embark upon. The artwork of an album deserves attention as it is too a labor of ingenuity and love. Thus, here are our picks for the best dance music album covers of 2013. >>>>>

1. Major Lazer, Free The Universe Badass cartoon portraying music and massacre.

2. Claude VonStoke, Urban Animal Societal statement art; imagine if one day we only had cyber birds left that didn’t even chirp.

3. Rudimental, Home A beautiful graffiti “throw-up” piece, which indicates we are about to feel a city's energy in the music.

4. Disclosure, Settle Continuing their signature sketch art, Disclosure takes the white outlining to the faces of little children. Where will it go next, octogenarians would be dope. Or hot young ladies.

5. Krewella, Get Wet What you are about to hear is the equivalent to a musical volcano. Ready to erupt, bitches?

6. Laurel Halo, Chance of Rain Macabre pencil sketches that make us wonder if we are just living humdrum day-to-day, like the dead. Let’s wake up.

7. Empire of the Sun, Ice on the Dune Fantasy and vibrancy will ensue. We are fearless and don't care what anyone thinks because our music contains Kryptonite.