This cover is in black and white with a bit of colour coming out of the cigarette the singer is smoking. In the background we can see a small town with desert surrounding it. The imagery gives the impression of death and pollution but also that things can be have a beautiful or good side to them. The colourfulness of the smoke symbolises this while the black and white of the background, singer, and cigarette symbolises the death and pollution.
This cover also illustrates what the album is inspired by; Los Vegas, the home city of the band. Using the quote from the singer "There's some glitz, some glamour, but there's also the dingy, old Vegas side to the music." I can tell that the album is showing their audience glamour, with the colourful smoke, and something old and dingy, the location and how the singer is dressed.
This cover is quite simplistic which suggests that the band wanted this album to not have the same image of their other stuff. This further suggests that the bands style has changed, that they are no longer trying to find who they are and what they are like. Another reason the cover is simplistic is because they want the image to stand out more and for the cover to be remembered. The cover is likely to be remembered as it is simplistic but also effective, it looks good.
The text is black, fitting with the theme of the cover. The album name is in a smaller font and is in uppercase. The name of the band is bigger, clearer to read, and is in lowercase. This suggests that the band name is more important than the album title as fans of the band are more likely to see the name and look at it which is likely to lead to the fans buying the album more than if it was the other way round. This is very conventional for album covers as it is a marketing tool because the audience are more likely to look at it if it has the bands name on it in clear, large letters.
