The Futureheads - The Chaos Digipak analysis

The Chaos is the fourth album by The Futureheads, released in 2010 on Nul Records. It features a front cover, a back cover, a booklet and the CD.

Front cover

The front cover features the band's name, the album name and an image of the Earth being pulled apart, revealing the core. The black-on-white text, boldness and size makes it stand out clearly. The font itself is subtly miscoloured in places, adding to the theme of imperfection and chaos. The image is large and the red core draws the eye to the centre of the cover.

Front of the booklet and CD

The image on the booklet is similar to the one on the front, furthering their concept of chaos being balanced in nature. Again, the core of the Earth is also the centre of the page. The CD artwork uses the arrow motif from the front cover, where the disc tray in the centre takes place of the Earth. The disc itself has the song listing on it, helpful for listeners who keep the CD in something other than the original packaging. The sans-serif font is constant throughout, in keeping with the dissonance between order, chaos, regularity and inevitability.

Image inside the booklet

The booklet image is like a mathematical drawing, showing that chaos occurs when there is a bending of time and space. The idea of chaos existing naturally is confirmed further. The font and arrows on the drawing retain the damaged look of everything on the album. The arrows show the Earth heading towards chaos.

Back cover

The back cover has the legal information, barcode and a full track list. This is on the back rather than the inside as it allows potential customers to see what tracks are on the album before they buy it. The text is centralised as it takes up more space on the cover, keeping the amount of white space to the minimum. The radio waves make a return from the front, telling the customer in no uncertain terms that they have a message to tell.