The cover art is intended to be a statement about the country music industry’s notorious sexism.Īs Presley told Nashville Scene, “I’m bound and gagged on the front cover. And her outlaw attitude is all over the album’s cover, which depicts her as angry, bound, and gagged. When country singer Angaleena Presley released Wrangled in April, it quickly became apparent that she had a lot on her mind, with songs such as “Country,” which criticizes country and western traditions. In the year of the woman, it’s fitting that one of the most memorable album covers of the year makes a statement about sexism. reflect the band’s assessment of the current political climateAs discussed in Billboard, the band deliberately chose the burning-car image (which was not staged) for the album Woodstock because the car, a symbol of established wealth and power, is burning from the inside. Similarly, Portugal The Man picked the image of a burning Rolls-Royce to reflect the band’s assessment of the current political climate (“a fucking mess” in the band’s eyes). As he said recently, “ I personally feel like I was put here on this Earth not only to inspire, but to wake people up.” Memorable album covers sometimes make statements. Here we have an homage to the American flag cover of Sly & the Family Stone’s There’s a Riot Goin’ On – and the music is as incendiary in 2017 as Sly’s statement was in his time. When you opened what you thought was the cover, the real cover was revealed: Joey Bada$$, giving you two middle fingers with the American flag flapping behind him. Meanwhile, Joey Bada$$ took a Trojan horse approach with the artwork for his album All-Amerikkkan Bada$$. The album was marketed with a bandana-like depiction of the American flag.
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