CD Cover Analysis 2 - Ellie Goulding "Lights"

This album, “Lights” was released by Ellie Goulding in February 2010. The cover image uses a very interesting design that is simple and is able to attract the audience’s eyes. By using a simple coloured background and a striking image that grabs a second look at it confuses and messes with the audiences eyes abit. The position of the two heads is to set out a confusion of who it is and interests the audience to have another look in order to find out who it is. However even though there arn't props used the design is still very simple and can reflect that the music most likely on this album will be girly, simple and calming type music as well as this since the confusion in the image can also reflect her music as being quite different and out there. As this image of Ellie shows her with little makeup and her hair looking natural it can look and relate to the younger audience which connotes that the album is at the younger generation. Mostly the female gender is represented on this cover; the use of the simple artists face and litle makeup associate’s with teenage girls, this therefore connotes that this album is aimed at the female gender. As well as this since the image also shows the feeling of confusion it can also relate to the younger generation as they are young and arn't necessarily sure what they are doing with their lives.