Album Art Lover: Cats
July 27, 2010
“A dog is very easy to break, but cats make you work for their affection. They don’t sell out the way dogs do.”
I was thinking about how indie band’s obsession with cats (at least 5 indie albums from this year alone have the domestic felines on the cover) and then I thought about the above quote spoken by Robert De Niro in Meet The Parents. Are cats the indie to dogs’ mainstream? They certainly are the less popular, less accessible and arguably quirkier of the two pets. Food for thought.
Anyway, all this kitty albums craze (and being that today is the release date of Best Coast’s cat-loving Crazy For You) now is a perfect opportunity for a new edition in my ongoing album art love feature. Here is a mix of 10 albums featuring cats on the cover. And just in case you’re wondering it has to be an actual cat image and not just the word (sorry Cat Power, Cat Stevens). View the album art and download an MP3 from each below and let me know if there’s any cat covers that I missed!
MP3 Best Coast – When I’m With You
MP3 We Are Scientists – It’s A Hit
MP3 Smog – Cold Blooded Old Times
MP3 Panda Bear – Comfy In Nautica
MP3 Two Door Cinema Club – Something Good Can Work
MP3 Grandaddy – Elevate Myself
Tags: Album Art Lover, best coast, Chapterhouse, Grandaddy, Klaxons, MGMT, Panda Bear, Smog, Two Door Cinema Club, Wavves, We Are Scientists
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July 27th, 2010 at 6:56 pm
Nice. This list is interesting if you want to look outside the indie genre:
http://rateyourmusic.com/lists/list_view?list_id=41820&show=25&start=0
July 27th, 2010 at 9:16 pm
Endtroducing of course!!
July 27th, 2010 at 9:43 pm
Not sure if that counts since the cat is on the reverse cover.
Thanks for that list fearlessweaver. Had no idea there was that many!
July 27th, 2010 at 10:57 pm
Theophilus London also released a mixtape that featured him holding a cat. Interesting observation, I like this post!
-Lydia, Sunset in the Rearview (http://sunsetintherearview.com)
August 2nd, 2010 at 12:28 am
Spiritual Front – Rotten Roma Casino (2010)
cat cover too))
August 6th, 2010 at 7:35 pm
Love this theory.
And love even more that this cat had the good sense to file himself under C, and that the Cat Power sign is right next to him.
August 23rd, 2010 at 7:18 am
Let’s not forget one of the first bands to do this… way back in ’98… Local H with their album, ‘Pack Up The Cats’.
August 23rd, 2010 at 7:25 am
Not on the cover, but it’s on the CD: http://www.flickr.com/photos/poweroffacing/4920057732/
August 30th, 2010 at 1:04 pm
Les Savy Fav – Cat and the Cobra
August 31st, 2010 at 5:14 pm
beat happening? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beat_Happening_%28album%29