The album cover depicts the artist Ben Howard diving into water. This reflects his folk/rock genre and style of music videos, particularly one that ends with him diving into a river. The simple layout focuses on this single image and the artist and album names. The image and natural, calm colors are consistent with Howard's music style and themes often featuring nature and water in his videos.

1. Ben Howard – Every Kingdom
The image that has been used on the front of Ben
Howards album cover shows a picture of him diving
under water. I believe that this image reflect his
genre of music –folk/rock- and also the style of his
music videos.
The music video I analysed shows the artist in a
natural environment, and at the end of the video he
was seen diving into a river. I think that this album
cover links in with that particular music video as it
links in with the end of the music video.
Layout – The layout of the album cover is very
simple; it only consists of one background image of the artist diving into water, the name of the
artist and the name of the album. I believe that this simplicity of the album cover links in well with
the artist’s music, as it is quite simple and calm. The album cover gives a calm affect, which relates to
the genre. The album cover also follows the route of the eye, as there is a main mast head across the
top of the cover, which then leads down to the image of the artist.
Image – There is one main image that has been used for the album cover. The image is of the artist
diving into water. I believe that this relates to the artist genre of music as it gives a calm and
peaceful affect. It also links in well with the music video I analysed, as at the end of the music video
the artist was seen diving into a river. The image used on this cover could be linked in with the
ending of that specific music video
Camerawork – The camerawork used is simple yet effective as it shows a long show of the artist. The
use of a long shot allows you to see the location of the shot and the events taking place. This shot
shows the artist swimming in deep water, which gives a relaxed feel, which is similar to the effect
the artists music has on the audience.
Mise en scene – The costumes used on the album cover aren’t very clear, but it looks as though he is
wearing dark casual clothes. The use of dark clothes helps to make him more visible in the water,
and makes him appear like a shadow in the water. The lighting used in the music video is low key.
The water is lighter and the top and gradually gets darker as the water gets deeper. The artist is
shown deeper in the water so almost blends in with the darker areas of the water.
Colour – The main colours used in the album cover are blue and green which are seen as natural
colours which fit in with the theme of his music videos as he usually tends to involve a natural
environment in his videos. He also tends to use water in his videos, which is the main theme of the
album cover. The colours gradually get darker as you go down the album cover which shows the
deepness of the water.
Typography – The fonts used are san serif and very simple. I think that they link in well with this
genre as they are simple, which I believe that the artists try to create by using a lot of natural
elements in their music and videos