10 Most Controversial Album Covers Of All Time
6. Night Time, My Time - Sky Ferreira (2013)
Although it may seem ludicrous, theres nothing sexy about seeing this soaking wet, one-time model mid-shower with erect nipple on display. Unless youre of a particularly depraved persuasion, that is. Instead, the cover of Ferreiras forthcoming debut album (it was released in October in the US) is deeply unsettling and disturbing.
Not dissimilar to one of, if not the, most iconic scene in cinematic history, Janet Leighs steamy aqua death at the hands of Norman Bates, the cover, like Hitchcocks magnum opus, is steeped in impending dread. Fittingly, Ferreiras hectic personal life has all the filmic hallmarks of a seedy Scorsese flick, brimming with drug busts and outlandish autonomy.
It's a clichéd rock and roll existence that many have used to question her legitimacy, placing the 21 year old in the same cynical crosshairs as fellow artists like Lana Del Rey. However, early reviews of Night Time, My Time have been extremely positive and reinforce the sentiments behind its cover art - a harrowing document of a woman caught at her most intimate and defenceless, a perpetual beacon of distress.