![]() But there are so many signs and signifiers around the release of 2007's In Rainbows that at least some of it must be on purpose. ![]() ![]() Let's face it, Radiohead fans are going to read significance into everything whether the band wants them to or not. Mixing the devout with the hardcore is a subtle nod to the album's least likely song Blinded By Your Grace, a devotional moment of faith amid Stormzy's more traditional grime bangers. Unlike in Leonardo's original, Stormzy's disciples aren't bickering among themselves, are all dressed for inclement weather and you, the listener, appear to be taking part in the most intimidating job interview in human history. Let's hope their TV is colour.īut what does it all mean? Well, it's a very literal depiction of the album title, an image that nods to a stereotype of black gang culture, all balaclavas and angry stares, but one modelled after a more holy vision - Leonardo da Vinci's Last Supper, with Stormzy taking Christ's seat at the table. Among the items on the black tablecloth, there are black bottles, black cups, black bowls, black plates, black boxes with black food inside, a black water jug, a black ashtray and a black lighter, black cutlery, all-black dominoes and on the far right, a single all-black games console controller, but no black console. Stormzy's debut album cover is not exactly colourful but that doesn't mean it's not vivid. And what a sumptuous feast to begin with.
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