Digipack Analysis - The kooks: inside in the inside out

The Kooks:

Inside in inside out is an album by the band The kooks.

First think we notice is the contrast between the album title, and the rest of the cover, because of the colour. This contrasts gives a good eye line of sight, and almost make the reader read the album name before they even read who it is by. This maybe shows that this is one of their first albums, when the Kooks were not as famous and well known as they are today.

Dispite the one red title, the rest of the album is black and white. This colour scheme makes it seem more sereal, and make it look more like a freeze frame. This effect gives the audience the feeling they are watching the band play and/or practise thier songs. This gives the audience that sense of voyeurism, because we are looking at the band without them knowing.

Although the majority of the band members are shown waist high, the shot used is actually a long shot, because the drummer is in the shot just at the back. This shot is important because it shows power within the band. The arrangement of the band is key because stereotypically and conventionally the band members are put in order of superiority. For example singer at the front, and drummer at the back. This album has more or less stuck to this convention, however it is not clear who the lead singer is just by looking at the album cover. One is lead to assume though that the two at the front are the two lead singers / guitarists.

The mise-en-scene in this shot is very minimal. Only things shown is the band members holding their instruments and one speaker in the middle of them. This gives the impression that The Kooks are all about the music, and not a fake band that is overly branded, but obviously this is the brand.

Another fact is that you cant see most of the band members faces, it is covered by their hair. This is not only their image and style. It could also represent a fact that they may be the 'any person'. These band members could be anyone, even the audience. This could make the audience feel more of a relation between them and the band, and connect on a more personal level.