*Merged* Brian Wilson current album thread

[RangeRoverA1]

So lovely that Daria made the cover art for her dad's new rec. And how! At 1st, those pilings reminded me of giant bishops from chess. Beautiful cover with ugly name. Altho, I might say that it does look very cool written in small letters and a little curved to the left. Modern touch, kind of. Dig the color contrast of gloomy & bright.

[Vernon Surfer]

I like the cover too but what a missed opportunity. If the album is finished why not issue it during the holiday gift purchasing  season?

[Andrew G. Doe]

From FB

"I wanted to share some very exciting news with you – my new album ‘No Pier Pressure’ is finally finished and will be out in Spring of 2015! Full details will be announced after the first of the year. Check out the album art designed by Daria Wilson. Love and Mercy - Brian"

Leans back in chair, crosses arms and adopts expression of insufferable smugness.  

[Alan Smith]

Adopts?

[Niko]

From FB

"I wanted to share some very exciting news with you – my new album ‘No Pier Pressure’ is finally finished and will be out in Spring of 2015! Full details will be announced after the first of the year. Check out the album art designed by Daria Wilson. Love and Mercy - Brian"

Leans back in chair, crosses arms and adopts expression of insufferable smugness.  

because you guessed that it wouldn't come out until after Christmas?

[Pretty Funky]

Nope...Cause he said it wasn't coming out in December,as have many others.

At this point it's looking likely it's delayed until the movie, which is a shame for us who are counting the days  

I still hope it might be released in December  

Just did my Nostradamus routine*. Nope.  

[shelter]

I LOVE that cover! Although I'm a graphic designer, most of my favorite album covers aren't the graphic tour de forces, but the simple covers with a picture that just captures the right mood. This one is brilliant in it's simplicity. It's got just the right mood and even though it's a picture taken on a beach, it looks nothing at all like any other album that Brian ever had anything to do with. If I had to nitpick, I personally would probably have gone for a slightly more subtle typography instead of the big bold yellow letters, but still: excellent cover art!

[Dancing Bear]

Daria did a great job. Frankin Gothic rules.

[Peadar 'Big Dinner' O'Driscoll]

Guess I'm the only one who doesn't like the cover art then...

Looks quite amateurish to me. The  "no pier pressure" sign doesn't blend with the background as it looks too shiny and out of place with its surroundings. It a nice pic but I'm not really feeling it for an album cover. Maybe when I hear the music or see it in high res, it will make more sense.

Opinions eh...what ya gonna do 

[SMiLE Brian]

From FB

"I wanted to share some very exciting news with you – my new album ‘No Pier Pressure’ is finally finished and will be out in Spring of 2015! Full details will be announced after the first of the year. Check out the album art designed by Daria Wilson. Love and Mercy - Brian"

Leans back in chair, crosses arms and adopts expression of insufferable smugness.  

then Mike Love gives you a back rub.

[Mr. Cohen]

I like the cover. Brian's other covers were competent, but pretty boring. At least this one is kinda interesting.

[Alan Smith]

Guess I'm the only one who doesn't like the cover art then...

Looks quite amateurish to me. The  "no pier pressure" sign doesn't blend with the background as it looks too shiny and out of place with its surroundings. It a nice pic but I'm not really feeling it for an album cover. Maybe when I hear the music or see it in high res, it will make more sense.

Opinions eh...what ya gonna do 

You're not alone, I just didn't want to piss in anyone's pocket, given a sibbling got the gig; which is a nice gesture.

Wonder if the back cover will be a vintage photo or artist impression of Carl and Mike reefing the TTGA master tape out of Brian's hands.

[HeyJude]

Search back to 2012 and find the prognosticator that predicted, no, INSISTED, that when the C50 tour hit the stage, there would be NO Fender gear whatsoever on stage. When Dave and Al played virtually nothing *but* Fender gear on the tour, somehow the smugness was more muted. I don’t recall a mea culpa on that one.

I don’t recall anyone much being insistent that the BW album would be out this year. Only hopeful. F*** fans for hoping the album would be out by the end of the year, right? Where do they get off? They’re probably the same a**holes that wanted that reunion tour to continue…….

In all seriousness, I think even the most hopeful fans guessed that once we hit October, it was unlikely to see anything this year (and probably not advisable if Brian wants decent publicity for the album). Being smug about a 2015 album announcement at this stage is kind of like citing Mike Love’s booking shows in 2014 as the “real proof” that the 2012 reunion tour was really over.

I think the album cover looks just fine, I dig it. I guess we can forego much debate about how much graphic design ability a cover like that requires. Don’t get me wrong, I actually dig more simplistic, minimalist album covers. They could put the thing is a plain white sleeve and I’d like it more than the “Gettin’ in Over My Head” cover.

I was somehow hoping we might get an album cover with a stylized interpretation of what the infamous “get Brian in a room to write songs” room would look like.

[Nicko1234]

Little children marching along...

[Awesoman]

Guess I'm the only one who doesn't like the cover art then...

Looks quite amateurish to me. The  "no pier pressure" sign doesn't blend with the background as it looks too shiny and out of place with its surroundings. It a nice pic but I'm not really feeling it for an album cover. Maybe when I hear the music or see it in high res, it will make more sense.

Opinions eh...what ya gonna do 

The only thing I would question is the font they used for "Brian Wilson".  But that is nitpicking to the nth degree.  This is a pretty good cover.  Just hope the music within the album is satisfying.

[Wylson]

This might sound weird but... When I see Brian's name on this artwork I picture the young BW not the old one. This is by far the best BBs artwork since Love You.

[Hot Rod]

I really love the cover art and the title. This is going to be such a great album.

[Debbie Keil-Leavitt]

Very nice cover by Daria.  And how refreshing to have a creative work by a Wilson without anyone feeling obligated to accuse it of being "auto-tuned."

[bgas]

Very nice cover by Daria.  And how refreshing to have a creative work by a Wilson without anyone feeling obligated to accuse it of being "auto-tuned."

If it was possible to auto-tune artwork, Brian's peoples would do it

[job]

From FB

"I wanted to share some very exciting news with you – my new album ‘No Pier Pressure’ is finally finished and will be out in Spring of 2015! Full details will be announced after the first of the year. Check out the album art designed by Daria Wilson. Love and Mercy - Brian"

Leans back in chair, crosses arms and adopts expression of insufferable smugness.  

How would we know the difference?

[job]

Guess I'm the only one who doesn't like the cover art then...

Looks quite amateurish to me. The  "no pier pressure" sign doesn't blend with the background as it looks too shiny and out of place with its surroundings. It a nice pic but I'm not really feeling it for an album cover. Maybe when I hear the music or see it in high res, it will make more sense.

Opinions eh...what ya gonna do 

The only thing I would question is the font they used for "Brian Wilson".  But that is nitpicking to the nth degree.  This is a pretty good cover.  Just hope the music within the album is satisfying.

I agree...and size and color.  The "Brian Wilson" doesn't fit with the vibe of the picture in any way.

[southbay]

For some reason I wonder if Joe Thomas has ever heard the Wiod Honey or So Tough albums....

Maybe just me.

No , me too

Interesting...

[guitarfool2002]

Very nice cover by Daria.  And how refreshing to have a creative work by a Wilson without anyone feeling obligated to accuse it of being "auto-tuned."

Perfect!       Sometimes I get the feeling if Brian made a sandwich they'd accuse him of using auto-tune on the bread.

I really like the cover, it caught my eye right away. Interested to see how it looks on a vinyl LP cover.

[♩♬🐸 Billy C ♯♫♩🐇]

Autotuna fish

[Wirestone]

So lovely that Daria made the cover art for her dad's new rec. And how! At 1st, those pilings reminded me of giant bishops from chess. Beautiful cover with ugly name. Altho, I might say that it does look very cool written in small letters and a little curved to the left. Modern touch, kind of. Dig the color contrast of gloomy & bright.

I hadn't realized this, but it's supposed to be a sign attached to one of the columns. Not immediately noticeable unless you look at it full sized.