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[-] nfultz@awful.systems 3 points 6 hours ago

https://old.reddit.com/r/indieheads/comments/1r6x1ix/fresh_failure_the_air_is_on_fire_from_location/

I looked it up, and this one is credited to Glen Wexler, who is an actual artist with a pretty distinct style and yes, he's been incorporating AI into his process lately, and I guess he did use it here (those windows on those buildings are sus as hell, and the overall sharpness of the image just screams AI).

So it's not outright slop, but still pretty disappointing and incongruous coming from this band. Their last two records were examining our society's alienation through technology, at times to the point of "phone bad!" level nagging, but using the most literally destructive technology of them all is fine, as long as it helps keep the costs down, I guess?

And it just doesn't look good, but come to think of it, most of their albums have bad cover art, it's almost like they do it on purpose. Love the music, though.

It's too bad if true, I can't unsee it now. for reference: https://failureband.bandcamp.com/album/location-lost

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