Mumford and Sons Album Cover

Analysis

Genre – Barry Keith Grant (1995)

“Suggests that genre allows audiences to

identify texts specifically by their familiar and

recognisable characteristics.”

In this album cover, the band can be seen in the

window holding their instruments. The

instruments they are holding are all instruments

which are immediately associated with Folk or

Indie. Also, the clothes worn by the band further

allow whoever is looking at the cover to know

exactly what kind of band they are.

David Buckingham (1993)

“Argues that genre is simply not given by the

culture, rather it is in constant process of

negotiation and change.”

The album cover does not immediately give itself

in to a specific genre. This may have been done

to show potential listeners, that they wish not to

be labelled or categorised into a specific label or

genre. They may have done this, so as that they

can evolve and change the music they make,

without causing much confusion or

disappointment amongst their fans.