My Favorite Cover Art From September

Before you press play, there’s the artwork. A first impression, a little world built around a song, and sometimes the thing that makes you stop scrolling long enough to hear it.

These are the covers that caught my eye this month. Consider this some overdue appreciation for the artists, photographers and designers making music worth looking at, too. Click through the slideshow below, and if I missed your favorite, you can let me have it over on Instagram.