Wye Oak's digipaks are all appropriatte to their genre which is 'indie folk' and 'indie rock'. Their music has been described as "earnest folk-influenced indie rock with touches of noise and dream pop". Wye Oak's folk background is shown in the digipak through the use of the natural settings such as the tree branches and the silouettes of the children pointing towards the wood. This isn't a typical digipak that a band such as the Artic Monkey's would produce though even though they are classed in the same genre, 'indie rock'. Wye Oak's image isn't depicted on the digipaks but their photo shoots show pictures that are uncommon. For example the picture below right, shows the bands members faces dubbed onto each others faces and blurred, this creates a whacky sense that their music creates aswell. The other photo shows them upside down which isn't the usual way of photographing a band as it is very casual and a playful way of taking photographs. This shows that they want to stand out and be recognised by what they believe and what they stand for, not just what is the fashionable pose or style of digipaks.
The Futureheads
The Futurehead's digipaks are very basic in designs as their image portrays a very casual band that like to have fun as shown in the images of the band below. The appropriatness of the digipak to their indie rock/punk rock genre is very good, quite specifically to the indie genre as the alternative aspect makes their image very different to that of say pop music. The digipak shows the word 'AREA' in very large font with the text coloured by images that show the casual lifestyle that The Futureheads' depicit through their music.
The Futureheads' are known for black and white pictures or ones with sepia effects. Even though the band pictures below are neither the poses that they are photographed in show that they aren't the usual boyband. This is also shown in the contrast of the cd front cover to the back cover, the front cover shows the text 'AREA' with the back showing the consumer the details abour the single/album in full. The digipak sells the artist very well by showing the consumer that they will get pure music which fits within the genre without the extra perks that try to sell the music for what it might not be. The image of the band isn't compromised to be the lastest big thing, as they know that they have a certain image and the digipaks and photo shoots relay that image well.
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