After having only contributed to last year's top album covers, I had an especially great time returning to the task in full force this year. And now, after all the hours spent online, sifting through all the artwork that would eventually become this list, my journey has finally come to an end. Interestingly, roughly 85% of the covers depict either an animal or human figure, and only one of the covers in the top 10 (Music for Spaceships and Forests) doesn't contain either. Still, there is a lot of variety here, so I hope you enjoy the final list.
Of course, as soon as this list is published, I'm sure I will have found another worthy cover to add to this list. But that's hardly something to complain about.
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25
Christophe Bailleau & Neal Williams
On Soft Mountains We Work Magic
[Fenetre]
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24
Kim and the Cinders
Kim and the Cinders
[Crunchy Frog]
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23
Parts and Labor
Receivers
[Jagjaguwar]
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22
Off Minor
Some Blood
[Paramnesia]
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21
Shit and Shine
Cherry
[Phantom Sound & Vision]
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20
Santogold
Santogold
[Downtown]
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19
Grouper
Dragging A Dead Deer Up a Hill
[Type]
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18
Douglas Armour
The Light of a Golden Day, The Arms of the Night
[Social Registry]
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17
Inca Ore
Birthday of Bless You
[Not Not Fun]
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16
The Roots
Rising Down
[Def Jam]
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15
Quinn Walker
Laughter's an Asshole/Lion Land
[Voodoo-Eros]
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14
MV & EE
Snake Pass and Other & Other Human Conditions
[Singing Knives]
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13
Soltero
You're No Dream
[Southern]
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12
Ratatat
LP3
[XL Recordings]
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11
Gentleman Jesse
Gentleman Jesse and His Men
[Douchemaster]
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10
Sun Araw
Beach Head
[Not Not Fun]
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09
Langhorne Slim
Langhorne Slim
[Kemado]
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08
Headless Heroes
The Silence of Love
[Names]
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07
Hunters, Run!
Forgotten Souvenirs of the Modern Age
[Battle Standards]
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06
Twi the Humble Feather
Music For Spaceships And Forests
[Friendly Ghost]
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05
Mythical Beast
Scales
[Drag City]
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04
Danava
Unonou
[Kemado]
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03
Dreamend
The Long Forgotten Friend
[Graveface]
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02
Faces on Film
The Troubles
[Faces on Film]
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01
Pyramids
Pyramids
[Hydra Head]
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