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Standout Features:
- Brutalist architectural theme
- Bleak colors
- Grief and recovery symbolism
Second Guessing is a 4-man screamo/post-hardcore band from Utrecht, The Netherlands, active since 2013. Their second EP, Tijd Verdringt, tackles the themes of losing a loved one and other instances of mental decay and recovery.
The cover for the record was designed by RAINY DAY, an agency that encapsulated these themes and the band’s hard sound through visuals of Dutch architecture. It masterfully portrays the (re)building of one’s mental stability after a rough patch.
The brutalist artwork goes hand in hand with the intense sound found in the record. The colors are bleak and dulled down, referencing the loss of joy and the bright worldview the person used to have before entering this state of mind.
This cover design encapsulates all the different phases of one’s mental and emotional journey through despair, perfectly complementing the tone of the audio.
