Best
Art Vinyl 2023
Winners & Nominees
Artist
Young Fathers
Title
Heavy Heavy
Label
Ninja Tune
Design
Design by Hingston Studio
Artist
Yaeji
Title
With a Hammer
Label
XL Recordings
Design
Cover Art by Yaeji
Artist
Ulrika Spacek
Title
Compact Trauma
Label
Tough Love
Design
Artwork by Rhys Edwards and Joseph Stone
Artist
Tribes
Title
Rabbit Head
Label
Urok Records
Design
Artwork by Fee Greening
Artist
The Used
Title
Toxic Positivity
Label
Hassle Records
Design
Artwork by Cameron Miryekta
Artist
Sub Focus
Title
Evolve
Label
EMI Records
Design
Art Direction by Mat Maitland - Big Active Design & Nicolaas Douwma
Artificial Intelligence by Claudia Rafael
Design by Mat Maitland - Big Active Design
Artist
Steve Mason
Title
Brothers & Sisters
Label
Domino/Double Six
Design
Creative Direction by Maison ARTC
Photography by Tom Marshak
Design by Matthew Cooper and Paul J Street
Artist
Skrillex
Title
Quest For Fire
Label
Owsla and Atlantic Records
Design
Artwork by Alfred Pietroni
Artist
Scrounge
Title
Sugar, Daddy
Label
Fierce Panda Records
Design
Artwork by Amanda Tooke
Artist
Ryuichi Sakamoto
Title
12
Label
Milan Records/Sony Music
Design
Artwork by Lee Ufan
Artist
Roisin Murphy
Title
Hit Parade
Label
Ninja Tune
Design
Creative Direction by Róisín Murphy
Art by Beth Frey
Design by Bráulio Amado
Photography by Connor Egan
Production by Object & Animal
Artist
Protomartyr
Title
Formal Growth In the Desert
Label
Domino
Design
Artwork by Trevor Naud
Artwork models: Dismas & Dawn – Nicholas Kitakis & Breonna Phillips
Layout by JKB Casey & Jeff Arcel
Artist
Plank
Title
Future of the Sea
Label
Golden Lion Sounds
Design
Artwork by Jake Blanchard
Artist
PJ Harvey
Title
I Inside The Old Year Dying
Label
Partisan
Design
Art Director, Design and front cover photography by Michelle Henning.
Artist
Orbital
Title
Optical Delusion
Label
Orbital Recordings Ltd
Design
Artwork by John Greenwood
Artist
Oneohtrix Point Never
Title
Again
Label
Warp
Design
Designed by @eccopn & @onlineceramics
Sculpture by @ringlund_instat
Artist
Oedipus Apartment Complex
Title
The Blissful Sounds of Miracula
Label
Der Prozeß
Design
Painting by Joseph Stella. The Virgin, 1926
Artist
Modern Technology
Title
Conditions of Worth
Label
Human Worth
Design
Artwork by Rackle aka Chris Clarke
Artist
Metallica
Title
72 Seasons
Label
Blackened Recordings
Design
Design by David Turner, Jamie McCathie, and Ian Conklin
Artist
Matt Wilde
Title
Hello World
Label
Band On the Wall
Design
Painting by Ollie MacDonald Ould
Artist
Luke Morley
Title
Songs From the Blue Room
Label
Conquest Music
Design
Photography by Jason Joyce. Design by Cliff Evans
Artist
Lonely The Brave
Title
What We Do To Feel
Label
Easy Life
Design
Artwork by True Spilt Milk Designs
Artist
Little Dragon
Title
Slugs of Love
Label
Ninja Tune
Design
Photography by Jacob Ekvall
Original painting by Yusuke Nagano
Graphic design by Alice Winroth
Artist
Lil Yachty
Title
Let’s Start Here
Label
Mowtown/ Quality Control Records
Design
A.I Generated
Artist
Katatonia
Title
Sky Void of Stars
Label
Napalm
Design
Artwork and Design by Bunker Artworks, Roberto Bordin
Artist
Kamaal Williams
Title
Stings
Label
Black Focus Records
Design
Artwork and Design by Sascha Lobe & Qompendium - Kimberly Lloyd
Artist
Jaye Jayle
Title
Don’t Let Your Love Life Get You Down
Label
Pelagic Records
Design
Artwork and photography by Thomas Hooper.
Logo and layout design by Ryan Patterson
Artist
James Yorkston, Nina Persson & The Secondhand Orchestra
Title
The Great White Sea Eagle
Label
Domino
Design
Artwork by John Broadley
Layout by Matthew Cooper and Paul J Street
Artist
IzangoMa
Title
Ngo Ma
Label
Brownswood
Design
Original artwork by Keneilwe Mokoena.
Design by Mark James
Artist
HIRS
Title
We’re Still Here
Label
Get Better Records
Design
Photography by Chris Suspect. Art by Rosemary Engstrom
Artist
Hauschka
Title
Philanthropy
Label
City Slang
Design
Designs and illustration by Dave Thomas/dlt
Artist
Glüme
Title
Main Character
Label
Italians Do It Better
Design
Photography by Andrea Riba
Artist
Geese
Title
3D Country
Label
Partisan
Design
Artwork DALL·E 2 by Cameron Winter. Retouching by Roope Rainisto
Artist
Gabriels
Title
Angels and Queens Part2
Label
Parlophone
Design
Cover photography by Melodie McDaniel
Artist
Far From Saints
Title
Far From Saints
Label
Ignition
Design
Cover artwork by Sara Edgar Shepherd.
Design by Richard Welland at R-W Studio
Artist
Eyes of Others
Title
Eyes of Others
Label
Heavenly Recordings
Design
Design by DR.ME Studio. Ryan Doyle & Mark Edwards.
Photography John Bryden
Artist
Evian Christ
Title
Revanchist
Label
Warp
Design
Designed by David Rudnick in Terrain
Photogrammetry by Ruben Fro
Retouching by Sathyan Rizzo
Artist
Empire State Bastard
Title
Rivers of Heresy
Label
Roadrunner Records
Design
Artwork by Daniel P Carter
Artist
Depeche Mode
Title
Memento Mori
Label
Columbia
Design
Artwork by Anton Corbijn
Artist
David Holmes ft Raven Violet
Title
Blind On A Galloping Horse
Label
Heavenly Recordings
Design
Artwork by Jimmy Turrell.
Original photography by Bill Kirk.
Artist
Celestial Sanctuary
Title
Insatiable Thirst For Torment
Label
Church Road Records
Design
Artwork by James Bousema
Artist
Blur
Title
The Ballad of Darren
Label
Parlophone and Warner Records
Design
Creative Direction & Design by Undercard Studio: Matt de Jong and Jamie-James Medina.
Cover photography © Martin Parr/Magnum Photos.
Artist
Benjamin Gustafson
Title
The Nature Within
Label
Decca Records US
Design
Artwork by Raoof Haghighi
Artist
Bar Italia
Title
The Twits
Label
Matador
Design
Design by Bar Italia and Alison Fielding
Artist
Art School Girlfirend
Title
Soft Landings
Label
Fiction
Design
Artwork by Rose Pilkington Studio
Type design by Sophie Allen for Type Design
Creative direction by Art School Girlfriend
Artist
Anjimlie
Title
The King
Label
4AD
Design
Painting by Daniela Yohannes.
Design by Alison Fielding
Artist
Alison Goldfrapp
Title
The Love Invention
Label
BMG Records
Design
Photography and Design by Mat Maitland - Big Active Design
Artist
AJR
Title
The Maybe Man
Label
Mercury Records
Design
Artwork by Aaron Jasinski
Artist
Aime Simone
Title
Oh Glory
Label
Because Music
Design
Cover photography by Valentin Fabre
Artist
75 Dollar Bill
Title
Power Failures
Label
Karl Records
Design
Cover design by Che Chen
