Product
Agency - Rockets are Red
Client - Revelation Records / Battery
Vinyl record design for second-wave DC hardcore legends Battery as they release a compilation of their decade spanning recordings. Their music is raw, gritty, aggressive with lyrics that are uplifting and compassionate; songs about friendship, perseverance, the joys and challenges of fatherhood, and the grind of daily life and the struggle for community.
The illustration is based on the local DC landmark "The Exorcist Stairs." Long thought of as a symbol of horror, the band wanted to show the positive aspects of the locations as a treasured meeting spot for friends and a beautiful view of the river. This echos the message and theme of the music - compassion, gratitude, community in the face of adversity and expectations.
Credits
Jeffrey Everett
Art Direction / Design / Illustration