SIMILAR BANDS/ ARTISTS
Like i did previously with the Arctic Monkeys, i have decided to research into a band that is similar to the one that i will be creating, Kasabian.
Kasabian appeal to their target audience of indie rock fans and fans of magazines like NME by creating a cool and rebellious image. They do this through multiple aspects, for example, in the image above, 3 of the band members are looking away from the camera and so this lack of interaction between them and the readers shows that they dont care and are therefore rebellious.
However at the same time they come across as cool as they are in casual costume and have casual body language/ facial expressions.
One of the band members is in direct mode of address which shows that he is significant to the band and gives him more attitude compared to the others which is typical in indie rock bands as there is usually a stand out band member.
The colours used are typical of this genre as well, black and grey are running themes which connote a serious and emotionless attitude for the band which complies with the serious genre. However the colour pink is also visible which breaks the typical color scheme. This could signify that this band are unique as they break the colour scheme of typical indie rock bands and are therefore even more rebellious and out going. This could mean that they appeal to more than one target audience as the pink is quite niche and isnt mainstream like most indie rock bands.
Overall Kasabian try and create a typical image that complies with indie rock as a genre as well as the images created by indie rock bands in mainstream magazines like NME. However they add their own personal twist through the use of pink which implies they're unique and are trying to target more than one audience as fans of the serious indie rock would not be appealed by the quirky and carnivalesque style implied by the use of pink, which would be the kind of feature in niche magazines.
This will help me with my own band because i could consider using similar aspects that ive analysed above like the lack of direct mode address, casual clothing and serious, cool facial expressions.
I would use these so i could create a better image for my band.
Like i did previously with the Arctic Monkeys, i have decided to research into a band that is similar to the one that i will be creating, Kasabian.
Kasabian appeal to their target audience of indie rock fans and fans of magazines like NME by creating a cool and rebellious image. They do this through multiple aspects, for example, in the image above, 3 of the band members are looking away from the camera and so this lack of interaction between them and the readers shows that they dont care and are therefore rebellious.
However at the same time they come across as cool as they are in casual costume and have casual body language/ facial expressions.
One of the band members is in direct mode of address which shows that he is significant to the band and gives him more attitude compared to the others which is typical in indie rock bands as there is usually a stand out band member.
The colours used are typical of this genre as well, black and grey are running themes which connote a serious and emotionless attitude for the band which complies with the serious genre. However the colour pink is also visible which breaks the typical color scheme. This could signify that this band are unique as they break the colour scheme of typical indie rock bands and are therefore even more rebellious and out going. This could mean that they appeal to more than one target audience as the pink is quite niche and isnt mainstream like most indie rock bands.
Overall Kasabian try and create a typical image that complies with indie rock as a genre as well as the images created by indie rock bands in mainstream magazines like NME. However they add their own personal twist through the use of pink which implies they're unique and are trying to target more than one audience as fans of the serious indie rock would not be appealed by the quirky and carnivalesque style implied by the use of pink, which would be the kind of feature in niche magazines.
This will help me with my own band because i could consider using similar aspects that ive analysed above like the lack of direct mode address, casual clothing and serious, cool facial expressions.
I would use these so i could create a better image for my band.
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