Band Name

Finally, I have came up with a name for my band...

Little Gone Life

I think this name fits perfectly with the genres I am using (indie / alternative / rock), and I think it's a really catchy band name.

The name of the band implies that, even though they're young (i.e. 'little'), they may have wasted a lot of their life already (hence the 'gone life'). And so this name can link to the lyrics in their songs, which will make their lyrics more true and real to them.

For the self-titled album cover, I like the idea of using a flatline showing a heartbeat (implying that the heartbeat is that of a member of the band). Each beat on the flatline represents a time in their life, up until this point; e.g. early childhood, early teenage years, alcohol and drug use; and then the result of this; I will use images or sihloettes of images to portray these times in the person's life, and the images will follow the flatline into the next life stage, showing how decisions in early childhood can determine your early teenage years, and so on.

 

As you can see from the image, the heart beats decrease as the life progresses, implying that their lives are getting progressively worse and that their time is running out.

The album cover will be in black and white, and I have decided to use this image as their logo, so this will appear on their magazine feature.
I think I will put their name in the bottom right hand corner of the album cover, but in small writing, which is a common feature I have seen in the album covers I have researched.

The idea of the alcohol and drug use in my album cover / band logo came from research I have done, mainly from that of the Arctic Monkeys, as they're both a common theme throughout their lyrics and videos.