This is a vinyl design I made for this year’s Secret 7s, and this one is for Take A Slice by Glass Animals.
Rather than illustrating the lyrics literally, I wanted to capture the feeling the song evokes: a dreamy, nostalgic vision of the American open road, hazy and slightly surreal, like a memory of youth stretched out in time. There’s something bright and fleeting about it, but also a sense of longing and nostalgia.
I also wanted to weave in little fragments of youth: college, books, road trips, and the small objects and memories that seem to linger from that time.
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Rather than illustrating the lyrics literally, I wanted to capture the feeling the song evokes: a dreamy, nostalgic vision of the American open road, hazy and slightly surreal, like a memory of youth stretched out in time. There’s something bright and fleeting about it, but also a sense of longing and nostalgia.
I also wanted to weave in little fragments of youth: college, books, road trips, and the small objects and memories that seem to linger from that time.
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