Stark album cover with hand-holding?

January 31, 2013 10:56 AM

Just trying to lay my mind on an album cover, fairly recent (last ten years) that is very simple, no prominent text - just two hands reaching across and holding each other in a shallow V, with a simple color background - I want to say light blue or turquoise. It's not obscure, just one of those moments where the brain can't access that information. Probably alt/indie artist.
posted by BlackLeotardFront to Media & Arts (32 answers total)

Was it The Moon & Antarctica?
posted by crookedneighbor at 10:59 AM on January 31, 2013

Response by poster: Light-skinned hands, if I recall correctly, I may add.
posted by BlackLeotardFront at 10:59 AM on January 31, 2013

Response by poster: No, much simpler layout — just hands on the plain color background... thanks though.
posted by BlackLeotardFront at 11:00 AM on January 31, 2013

Pleased to Meet Me?
posted by jbickers at 11:01 AM on January 31, 2013

Response by poster: Nope - more recent, and no prominent text.... here's my best impression of it. It's going to suck if i just am remembering it wrong.
posted by BlackLeotardFront at 11:06 AM on January 31, 2013

I've seen a book cover like that - just the hands, but against a bed of really green grass (which your brain may have translated into being a plain green-colored background). Maybe that's it?

(I don't remember the book, though...sorry.)
posted by EmpressCallipygos at 11:09 AM on January 31, 2013

Kill The Moonlight only fits your description in that it involves two hands in a simple design, and is from an indie artist within the last ten-ish years. But I figured I'd throw it out there just in case.
posted by Johnny Assay at 11:11 AM on January 31, 2013

I know what you're talking about. Amazon kept suggesting it to me. It wasn't Bright Eyes or Spoon, but it was a band like that.
posted by 2bucksplus at 11:11 AM on January 31, 2013

Response by poster: I thought it was Kill the Moonlight too for a minute, but no...

EmpressCallipygos, if you think of it, do post it here, it's totally possible I've remembered wrong. I'm PRETTY sure it was an album but obviously since I can't remember, there's a limit to how sure I can be!
posted by BlackLeotardFront at 11:18 AM on January 31, 2013

This?
posted by Nomyte at 11:19 AM on January 31, 2013

Response by poster: Nope! Great album though.

It's possible the hands are just really close, but not holding.

Man, this is killing me!
posted by BlackLeotardFront at 11:23 AM on January 31, 2013

Godspeed You Black Emperor?
posted by otolith at 11:44 AM on January 31, 2013

Response by poster: Nope! I always got the impression they were doing something impression on that Antennas to Heaven cover...
posted by BlackLeotardFront at 11:46 AM on January 31, 2013

Eingya by Helios
posted by dobi at 11:50 AM on January 31, 2013

Response by poster: Nope, it's just the hands and bare arms in the one I'm thinking of.
posted by BlackLeotardFront at 11:51 AM on January 31, 2013

Much Afraid by Jars of Clay is older and not as minimalist as you describe, but it's what came to mind.
posted by The Deej at 11:57 AM on January 31, 2013

It's only one hand, but Amazing Grace?
posted by LionIndex at 12:01 PM on January 31, 2013

Is any of these what you're looking for?
posted by dlugoczaj at 12:03 PM on January 31, 2013

Response by poster: I don't think so... I do specifically remember the v shape made by the bare arms and hands at the middle. Brother, if this turns out to be some fabulation of a pre-coffee mind, I'm going to be very angry with myself. But so far none of these is what I'm picturing.
posted by BlackLeotardFront at 12:03 PM on January 31, 2013

As soon as I read your description I pictured this cover exactly the same as your drawing but I can't come up with it either. I swear I've seen it as someone's avatar on youtube within the last week or so...
posted by jabes at 12:11 PM on January 31, 2013

Response by poster: It's none of these, by the way.
posted by BlackLeotardFront at 12:13 PM on January 31, 2013

Your description reminds me of Six Feet Under.
posted by Dixon Ticonderoga at 12:13 PM on January 31, 2013 [1 favorite]

Possibly Hospice by The Antlers?
posted by softlord at 2:07 PM on January 31, 2013

Response by poster: I've still got nothing!! Argh!
posted by BlackLeotardFront at 12:22 PM on February 1, 2013

Is it Lovers Need Lawyers by the Good Life? The arms aren't bare, but the arms form a V and it's on a blue background.
posted by potential lunch winner at 5:24 PM on February 1, 2013

Response by poster: Nope.... :(
posted by BlackLeotardFront at 3:16 PM on February 2, 2013

BlackLeotardFront, did you think about whether it may have been a BOOK rather than an album you saw (as per my suggestion above)? Because I know I've seen a book with a cover that looked a lot like this, only with adult hands and greener grass.
posted by EmpressCallipygos at 4:50 PM on February 2, 2013

Response by poster: I'm pretty sure it was an album, Empress, but if you think of the book or see it again, do please put it here, in case I'm somehow conflating the two. I still haven't placed it!
posted by BlackLeotardFront at 11:21 AM on February 4, 2013

Does it even slightly resemble the photo I linked to?
posted by EmpressCallipygos at 11:23 AM on February 4, 2013

Response by poster: I remember there being more of the arms - zoomed out a bit more, you know? I don't think there was grass, it was just a color.
posted by BlackLeotardFront at 5:26 PM on February 6, 2013

Here's a list of hand album covers.

The internet is weird.
posted by solarion at 3:36 AM on March 13, 2013

This one?
posted by LionIndex at 4:15 PM on June 19, 2013