I was wondering why vocalist Alaina Moore, of the band Tennis, would pose in such an odd manner on the cover of their debut album, Cape Dory. It really gave me the wrong impression of the music contained behind the tacky cover art. I know they say "never judge a book..." but it's hard not to with a cheesy cover like this. Then I stumbled upon this today.
Look familiar? Apparently, Ms. Hartman provided enough inspiration to prompt this tribute. I guess with all the critical acclaim, they can get away with it.
According to TBO.com:
"We were having other artwork made for the album," Moore says. "The reason we did the photo was because we really hated press photos in general, and we were trying to avoid them." The photo leaked while the couple was away on a trip, Moore says.
"It was falsely announced in about 100 different media outlets as being our album artwork," Moore says. "We probably could have sent out another press release, but so many people had seen it. It seemed like a nightmare to go back a week later and say it wasn't the cover. We just decided to swim downstream and let it be."
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