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What happens when an album cover drops before the album and instantly splits the internet in two? Sabrina Carpenter’s Man’s Best Friend hasn’t even been released, but its provocative cover has people clutching pearls, raising fists, and typing furiously. Is it feminist satire or glossy submission? Bold art or marketing genius? Or is it just the most photogenic Rorschach test we’ve seen this year? We unpack the outrage, the commentary, the history—and the hair-pulling. Grab a copy and listen along with us. Questions, comments, recommendations? We’d love to hear from you at Albumartthecoverstories@gmail.com or check out our Spotify Song List with one track from each album we’ve covered: Spotify Playlist.

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Six clean-cut Californians feeding goats at the zoo. That’s the cover. But nothing about Pet Sounds is as innocent as it looks. Behind those matching jackets and polite smiles is a man chasing god through a four-track recorder. Brian Wilson wasn’t trying to make hits—he was trying to make sense. This album is the sound of a beautiful mind fraying at the edges, and the cover? A postcard from the edge just before the fall. Grab a copy and listen along with us. Questions, comments, recommendations? We'd love to hear from you at Albumartthecoverstories@gmail.com or check our Spotify Song List with a song from each album we have covered: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2NrDU39yE9CJcHU6YJT8jj?si=Y1JAE4LWTDmKEDE9QGlB2A&pi=ly2xwE-ERRu-2

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Is that a stuntman on fire, or a metaphor for the music industry burning you alive? On the cover of Wish You Were Here, it's both. Pink Floyd turned their own disillusionment into one of the most hauntingly beautiful albums of the 1970s, and the artwork—designed by Storm Thorgerson—doesn’t just match the music, it extends it. Grab a copy and listen along with us. Questions, comments, recommendations? We’d love to hear from you at Albumartthecoverstories@gmail.com, or check out our Spotify Song List with a track from each album we’ve covered:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2NrDU39yE9CJcHU6YJT8jj?si=Y1JAE4LWTDmKEDE9QGlB2A&pi=ly2xwE-ERRu-2