Trial Kennedy's debut album 'New Manic Art' has some pretty sensational artwork with each animation representing one of the tracks on the album. Get the low-down here from the artist who created the artwork! Don't forget that if you pre-order 'New Manic Art' now you'll go in the draw to win your own peice of 1.2mx85cm 'New Manic Art' framed artwork personally signed to you from the band!
Trial Kennedy's debut album 'New Manic Art' features some artwork of the most extreme detail and we're giving you the low-down on the true meaning behind every single image which refers directly to a song from the Trial Kennedy album.
The art was created by a close personal friend of the band who lived with the record in its demo stages and created the art out of a pure love of Trial Kennedy.
So here it is... A detailed account of the reasoning behind each individual piece...direct from the artist.
View the 'New Manic Art' artwork here.
1. Neigbours (bottom right)
This piece was based on all of the energy, passion, anger and drive behind the break down of the world environment and the efforts to revive the planet - there are many visual metaphors in there that tie into the lyrics of the song. One being the "Big Ben" striking 11 o'clock, this signifying that it's now the 11th hour and we must act now. The babies coming out of the volcano, being the reason for caring for the earth - our children and our children's children - and so on. The Sun/Eye in this piece includes the faint outline of the world continents - this showing that the world is now watching the event "Live Earth".
2. Cassandra (bottom left)
This is a very simple concept of a bad relationship story. Thus being a rollercoaster - fun from the outside, a bit scary, over quickly and you feel sick when its all over.
3. Sunday warning (North west of "Neighbours")
This is a song, coupled by this art, based on the ongoing struggle Shaunie - the drummer, had with going to work on Mondays. So bad that Sundays were a day to being the mourning of the Monday to come. The art shows a guy trapped in a month of Mondays and being saved by his inner strength.
4. War King (Half way down the right side)
The War King is drawing on two sided - neither good or bad - with all of their bravery, marching to their death. And from the outside how it can seem that soldiers of war can seem like they are just toys that the government is playing with, while they are at a safe distance.
5. New Manic Art (top right)
This piece is to show all of the passion and energy that is Trial Kennedy's new release "NMA". The character is equipped with a big heart and big balls - both in which were needed to push through to the stage the band are at now - also being a mate of the band, seeing it first had, their progression is truly amazing.
6. The great escape (the hand)
This is all of the frustration and fear of having writers block. When nothing comes easy and your trying to put down some lyrics and it feels like you hand is pinned to the ground. The blood show the emotional battle surrounding a creative barrier - I could fully relate being a designer.
7. Eldorado (top left)
This is all about the dirty thoughts a guy gets about the fantasy girl you can't remove from his head. When everything seems to take the form of your dream girl - the mountains start looking like naked girls and the train going past turns into a horny dragon with big.. you know.....
8. Colour Day Tours (top middle)
This visual is all about blending the good feeling with the bad. Light and darkness - The Dad going on tour, leaving the family behind, most importantly, his new baby girl. This song was meant to bring colour and love to those who listen to it while their loved one is away. The art shows the tour bus leaving for a dark place but follows by a sun and rainbow. The piece is meant to play off kid style drawing, while at kindy with the "me", "mum" and "dad" underneath the characters inset.
9. Hollowood (top, right of the centre)
The Hollowood image is to show the false and soulless interior of how the media, Hollywood in particular, depicts real life. There is always a facade hiding the truth and presenters hiding behind a mask.
10. Sun Eyes (the smallest piece - the little house on the bay, above the city)
This art shows a group of good friend enjoying each others company. A setting of a backyard or down the beach, very unpretentious and very relaxed. A place you want to be forever. With the band being away from home a lot of the time, this shows how much they love getting back to Melbourne and catching up with their mates.
11. Mississippi Burn (right of Hollowood)
This art, inline with the song, signifies the life and death of Jeff Buckley. The river of warmth and passion - after his death, the river runs out to the sea, with his music on a paper boat, going out to be shared and enjoyed by all. The fire is showing the writers passion, despair and helplessness surrounding his death.
'New Manic Art' in stores May 31.
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