I began with a plan background of green ( representing new beginnings ). The heading is 'Jordan Bruce' 'Citybound', the C from Bruce is also the C for Citybound, this is to show that the city is a part of Bruce; intertwined within him, which is what album is about and what the interview will focus on too. The face the artist is looking to the left shows that he is looking to the past, this contrasts with the connotations of the green: this is to show that everything that has happened in his past has allowed him to grow and prosper; him looking to the past is him experiencing nostalgia and reflecting linking to some of the songs in the album and the green is representing his new life and growth as an individual, which is also explored in the album.
I then included the image of Big Ben submersed in fog, which represents Bruce's mind; a blur. The fact it is London is because that is where he has moved to to create music, linking to the name of the album. The time on Big Ben is 2:40, which links to one of the songs in the album which I will come on to explain. At first I just had the outline of Jordan, but it was not very clear to see, so I filled the image in with the green, this is to link in the theme of new beginnings and growth.
I have also come up with the titles of songs in the album and what they are about, this will be talked about in the interview;
Homeward Journey - This is about his mental journey looking back to his past, his childhood, and expressing his feelings when both parents died when he was only 7 in a car crash.
More than words - This song explores the idea of appearence versus reality, in terms of what he saw of his parents 'perfect relationship' but it was not as it seemed and his parents had dark secrets: his dad was a cheat and would hit his mum, but it was kept from him to protect him.
Dancing with the devil - This song focuses on a relationship the artist had, which was toxic, he knew it was toxic but stayed because he couldn't escape.
20 to 2 - Relates to Bruce dealing with his depression, unable to sleep. 20 to 2 ( AM ) is when he wrote the song, and is also the time that is on Big Ben on the front cover.
Open door - New beginnings, this represents him creating music, as each door closes in his face he opens a new door. It explores the strength to get back up when you are knocked down.
City sights - This is about where he is now- living in the city, making music. However, he is still not at his happiness as he cannot experience this with the people he would have liked to: his mum and dad.
Paragraph - From one of his favorite poems by E.E Cummings: Since feeling is first, he sings about the fact that 'Life is not a paragraph', and that it cannot be explained so simply in a few lines, and that death is not the end, memories still live on.
There are only 7 songs in the album, this is because it is at the age of 7 that Jordan Bruce's life changed; when his parents passed away. This made him turn to music as the songs he would listen to would bring him out of the sorrow.
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