Vinyl Therapy: Deerhunter (2015)

4AD Records still knows how to present a great sleeve design.

Case in point: The die-cut LP cover for Fading Frontier by Deerhunter.

Vinyl Therapy: Duran Duran (2015)

Duran Duran continue the return to form they reached with 

2010's All You Need Is Now on their stellar new Paper Gods LP.

With Mark Ronson and Nile Rodgers in the production booth, they've

not only drawn upon but expanded the style and scope of their signature

brand of hook-laden pop. This is cleverly reflected in the album cover art, 

which references to different benchmarks and eras in their history as a band.

Vinyl Therapy: Father John Misty (2015)

The songwriting, instrumentation and production on Father John Misty's new album

 I Love You, Honeybear is fresh, classic and warm. It speaks to an earlier era of folk

  rock (think Phil Spector's knob-twiddling on The Beatles' Let It Be) with a measure of

  modern-day John Brion thrown in. The paintings by Stacey Rozich as well as the photos 

by Elizabeth Tillman and layout by Josh Tillman only serve to complete the experience.

Vinyl Therapy: Belle & Sebastian (2015)

Belle & Sebastian make a remarkable return to form with their stunning

 new album Girls In Peacetime Want To Dance. The sleeve photos have a 

glamorous yet haunting feel, which I would describe as Dystopian Roxy Music.

I'm never quite sure how many members B&S has at any given time.

Apart from their unique sound, I think this is part of their overall charm and

I'm very excited to see them perform live at Radio City Music Hall this June.