Fightstar Album Covers Analysis

Fightstar’s album covers are a huge contrast to that of Busted, this album cover uses dark, miserable colours; differently to the more vibrant colours chosen by Busted. The difference in colour relates to the different image that both bands aim to create and also their target audience. The more miserable colours of Fightstar suggest that they are aiming for a more mature audience; these colours would not appeal to a younger audience therefore targeting an older age group. The text “be human” is placed alongside an image of a naked woman with a cow’s head; this image does not bring up any immediate interpretation which suggests that the band has a certain depth. The creative images of fightstar contrasts to the images of the band that Busted use, this shows the creative and emotional difference between the bands as Fightstar aim to use a more mature and creative image whereas Busted use less mature and less creative covers. Like Busted, Fightstar promote themselves by using their band name on the album cover however, they do not use a signature font like Busted’s stamp-like font; this could be because they want to be original and not become repetitive. This could relate to their music as each album could have a different sound thus making a new album more exciting for the audience.

This album cover maintains the creative artwork used in other Fightstar albums; this image is set in apocalyptic scenery with a futuristic robot-like person. It can be seen wearing an orange tie, this creates a comical feel which contrasts to the dreary scenery that surrounds it; this suggests that although the band make serious and mature music, they still want to create a sense of easy-goingness. The colours used in this image tend to be variations of grey and brown, which gives a more mature look. This use of subject, style and colour makes it seem as though that the target audience is quite mature, perhaps mid-teens and older. The subject matter tends to be one of fantasy. This provokes a more childish theme which contrasts with the mature feel of the colours.