The album art (front and back cover, liner notes) for the Dooryarders album "Best Laid Plans" is a former project of mine. I was commissioned by the band to create the art for their album.
Here is the final album which was released with the cover art in February of 2024.
Front and back covers
Liner notes and CD art
Background
As quoted from their website, Dooryarders is "a Mid-Coast Maine region retro rock band [combining] elements of R&B and grit to bring you original music informed by the varied backgrounds of its members. The band formed in 2022 and is composed of Bill Stamey (lead vocals, guitar, originally from Memphis), Howard "Word" Coven (guitar, vocals, from New York and for several years, California), Scott Mills (drums, Maine), and Randy Shaw (bass, vocals, Rhode Island and Maine)."
Direction
The band wants their image to capture a feeling of the aforementioned “dooryarder” aesthetic while combining it with the essential style and mood of their music. The initial request from the lead singer, Bill Stamey, was "The idea I had was a messy dooryard with an old beat up car, a few lobster traps, and the four of us sitting around in mismatched lawn chairs or other [stuff]. Could be line drawing."
Below is a series of sketches as well as the custom font that I designed for the band.
