[rsa25519]

> Maybe album cover art is just less meaningful in the year 2021

This might be too broad of a generalization. I find a lot of cover art quite interesting, and I hope it remains prominent. I think a (dis)like for cover art might just be a personal preference.

[ljm]

Covert art is also... art. It's a shame that we've pretty much lost the concept of video-game cover art these days, it'd be a bigger shame to lose album art for the same reason.

When I listen to music on Spotify or whatever, I do still pay attention to the cover art and spend a moment to just admire it if it catches my eye.

[rchaud]

The Bandcamp website renders a nice 1500px image of the album art when you click the thumbmnail. It's a nice touch that I hope they keep.

[novium]

Definitely! I like the fact that for example Spotify's desktop client (optionally) gives the album art a significant chunk of screen real-estate.

[jordanpg]

Fair enough -- I was really trying to say that I think album art needs a reconceptualization, starting with the manner in which it's delivered to the listener.

In an abstract sense, the association of visual art with music, is, of course, a good thing that I'm sure is here to stay.

UPDATED TO ADD: Perhaps the abstract concept of "album" is what needs to go the way of the dodo.

[rchaud]

Taylor Swift and the Weeknd are two of the biggest artists out there and they put out albums. I don't think the concept is as abstract as you put it.

Whether artists have enough material to justify an album-length release is a different topic.