Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Slobs - Look Busy Do Nothing ep...

i picked up this new Slobs ep on Cowabunga recently, this may be my favorite 7" for 2011 so far...

the cover art is nice and weird, featuring an abstract image of a man having a smoke, photocopied to perfection. BUT, what's really great on this cover is that fucking SLOBS symbol that they came up with in the corner! holy shit, that thing is good! i love the way they handled the type below it as well. it's very controlled yet perfectly punk. man, that thing will definitely be making a page of "classic punk logos" in some book 30 years from now....


this is a 1 color photocopied cover on an 80lb uncoated cover stock, folded not glued. here we have a great "no bullshit" back cover. big bold type, continuing to play with the typewriter / hand written mixing that worked so well for them on the front. it's great....


there is a one sided 7" x 7" photocopied insert as well, i'm not sure what kind of paper this is, but i am not a fan of it. it feels kinda weird in your hands, like it absorbed all the moisture in the air or something. i don't know.... anyway, the hand written lyrics look great with the photo....


ok, as if that logo wasn't awesome enough on the front cover, check it out on the A side label. the "O" in the slobs symbol lined up perfectly with the hole in the center of the record, making for a nice composition...


B side label is another abstract image, this one is my favorite in the layout....


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