10 Best Rock Music Album Covers Of The 2010s

10. Capacity - Big Thief

The guitarist in American indie rock band Big Thief is called Buck Meek.

That's got nothing to do with this album, it's just a name worth mentioning.

Mr. Meek and co. have only been around since 2015, but have already built up a strong following thanks to their melancholy-drenched sound and the piercing vocal style of lead singer Adrianne Lenker.

Their second album, Capacity, came out in 2017 and featured on plenty of publication's year-end "Best of" lists, including NPR, Pitchfork, and something called BrooklynVegan.

Doesn't get much more indie than that.

Lenker is featured on the front cover of capacity, although you wouldn't recognise her at first. She is the baby being held by a very bored looking young man, who it turns out is her Uncle Adam.

This continues a familial theme, as Lenker's mother was the cover star of the band's previous release. What gives this picture the nod is the utter disdain Uncle Adam has on his face.

He looks thoroughly disinterested in this new life that he's been given to hold, which is just far too funny.

Instantly attention-grabbing and thoroughly entertaining, Capacity's cover is far more enjoyable than holding your newborn niece.