 | Stainless Style by Neon Neon
Buy new: $13.98 / Used from: $3.48 A makeshift concept album from SFA's Gruff and Boom Bip. 80s theme on John Deloreon nicely carried out on cover art - the ultra glossy paper and metallic ink are a bonus.
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 | Just a Souvenir by Squarepusher
Buy new: $15.98 / Used from: $6.96 When the Squarepusher sticker comes off this art really sings. Fits the music within perfectly. Like most cover art even more grand on vinyl.
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 | Great Vengeance and Furious Fire by Heavy
Buy new: $10.99 / Used from: $5.19 I have not heard this record, but I have loved the cover since I first saw it.
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 | Modern Guilt by Beck
Buy new: $12.99 / Used from: $5.04 Has a very retro jazz feel to it, love it.
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 | The Seldom Seen Kid by Elbow
Buy used from: $14.98 Another nice illustration on a Elbow record.
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 | Intimacy by Bloc Party
Buy new: $12.99 / Used from: $3.41 Dare I say it takes Suede's first album concept and makes it better? I dare.
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 | The Stand Ins by Okkervil River
Buy new: $13.99 / Used from: $7.88 The fact this is sewn makes it for me, beautiful work.
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 | Bake Sale by The Cool Kids
Buy used from: $7.80 So nice to see a non-hip hop looking, hip hop record.
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 | Stay Positive by The Hold Steady
Buy new: $13.98 / Used from: $7.91 Love everything about this. They even have a nice icon for the band. pretty sure Decoder Ring Design Concern did this for them.
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 | Narrow Stairs by Death Cab for Cutie
Buy new: $12.99 / Used from: $7.46 Not too big on them - but this artwork is excellent.
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 | Vampire Weekend by Vampire Weekend
Buy new: $13.99 / Used from: $8.84 I'm not sure why I have gravitated to this, but I love the crop of the photo for starters.
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 | Rabbit Habits by Man Man
Buy new: $15.98 / Used from: $4.95 A great painting/collage/illustration. I always seem to find something new to look at.
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 | Everything That Happens Will Happen Today by David Byrne
Buy new: $13.99 / Used from: $7.48 Decent album from some bonafide genius-level musicians. I love the eboy style art and the 3D deluxe version is to die for.
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 | Nouns (W/Book) (Dig) by No Age
Buy new: $13.98 / Used from: $5.00 Love the minimal design and type crop.
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 | The Odd Couple by Gnarls Barkley
Buy new: $14.99 / Used from: $2.41 Another great cover from Gnarls, don't like the music as much as the first time around, but this great artwork gives them a bit of a free pass.
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 | Saturnalia by Gutter Twins
Buy new: $13.98 / Used from: $6.49 Something desperate and isolated in the design that really ties in with the music of Greg and Mark.
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 | In the Future by Black Mountain
Buy new: $14.98 / Used from: $4.98 A different take on the Elbow cube, interesting stuff.
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 | Street Horrrsing by Fuck Buttons
Buy new: $13.98 / Used from: $18.58 I like this record, and its weird artwork that comes with it. As if Kraftwerk liked a bit more color in their lives.
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 | Glasvegas / A Snowflake Fell (And It Felt Like A Kiss) by Glasvegas
Buy used from: $24.85 A favorite record of mine this year. Nice woodcut illustration that represents the feel of the record perfectly.
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 | Consolers Of The Lonely
Buy new: $13.99 / Used from: $9.89 Love the ole-timey photo meets parade look.
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 | Quaristice by Autechre
Buy new: $15.98 / Used from: $5.52 I love Autechre's cold techno driven sleeves, this is another one of those.
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 | Furr by Blitzen Trapper
Buy new: $12.99 / Used from: $8.93 Van Halen type meets log carving, yes please.
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