The lighting used is quite lowkey lighting so the audience gets the impression that it's set around dawn - the sun hasn't risen yet, however you can tell it's still warm as they're both wearing shorts and this relates to the album name 'Solar'. Solar means "of, relating to, or determined by the sun"; this image used relates to the sun because not only is it nature, but it gives the impression that they're waiting for the sun to rise. The elements within the image (e.g. the trees in the background, the lake, the cloud covering the woman's face) they pertain to nature and the word 'Solar'. This shows how the type of sound they might be trying to get across to the audience: chilled out and relaxed.
The camera angle used is an extreme long shot and this is used to establish the location and let the audience get an idea of what sort of sound the album has.
The cloud covering their faces gives a sense of anonymity and one song on their album is called "storm in a glass of water", therefore the cloud could be representative of that specific song. The majority of the songs on the album also affiliate with the image used, for example 'World Around You' and 'Sun's Eyes'. The song 'Sun's Eyes' combined with the album title 'Solar' overall gives the album a naturistic and tranquil vibe.
Foster the People are an American indie-pop band. The album artwork was designed by Japayork who's style is represented through the cover and indicates to the audience that it's an indie album. The audience gets this impression because many album covers that are more-so indie than pop, alternative, etc. have some sort of hand drawn artwork on them (for example 'Antidotes' by 'Foals') and this differentiates from the usual photographic image typically displayed.
The figures that have been drawn are smiling and cheerful and this gives the audience the idea that that's the vibe of the album and that the songs produced within it are happy and upbeat.
The colouring of the title 'Torches' is significant to the colour used on the torches held by the figures as everything else is in black and white. This would make the colour pop and as soon as the audience saw it they'd be able to recognise it because all of the torches are coloured and that's also the name of the album.
The typeface of the title used is very modern and bold so it captures the audience's attention and they know exactly who's album it is.
It's a very bright and simplistic album cover which shows the sort of music they produce, which is upbeat and bright itself. There isn't a direct link between the song titles on the album and the artwork itself which shows that there's no real structure to the production as there was with Rubik's 'Solar' album, which shows a more laidback approach and fun attitude towards the music.
Snakadaktal, like both Foster the People and Rubik is an indie pop band, originating from Australia. Their album cover has the same feel as Rubik's in the sense that the effect used on it gives it a vintage aura.
The lighting used on this one is highkey lighting because the audience can tell it was shot whilst the sun was shining due to the illumination of the clouds and the added effect of the sun's glare across the sky. The blue effect would've been added afterwards.
Like Rubik's album 'Solar', there's a lake and the image of nature as the main focus.
This is a representation of the songs included on the album, for example 'Deep'; 'Air'; 'Isolate'; 'The Sun I'; 'Feel the Ocean Hold Me Under', etc. They're all to do with the elements and the photograph used on the cover demonstrates this - for example, there's the lake used and two songs pertaining to water.
The camera angle used is an extreme long shot so it establishes the setting and maybe sets the whole tone for the album. The leaves floating above the hill like kites is something original and unique on the album, therefore reinforcing the indie genre because the majority of them tend to typically include something that the audience wouldn't naturally see.
The title typeface used is very simple however is spread out across the top section of the album which takes up the majority of the space. This makes it wide and big enough for the audience to see however doesn't detract from the main image.
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