Opinions? Albums: releasing one song vs the whole thing

[rustywire]

Fact: album covers matter.

I will choose a creepy, folk-horror looking cover over other covers 100% of the time...

As long as it isn't a solo artist picture type cover you can find neat art, solo artist covers should be outlawed, no exceptions

I feel you, but they can be done right. Observe:

[Twangasaurus]

That's a good one but listen up my fellow scorpions, it really needed madlib eating a croissant in the background.

[friendship]

This year I've started making singles, since independent LP production takes a million years when I do it, and when I finish I can't get anyone to give their attention to that much material. I love albums and if I had my way that's what I'd be making, but it's a lot easier to say to most people, "hey listen to this song" than, "hey listen to my 45-minute-long journey through sound." It's also a lot less disappointing when no one has time/interest to listen to even a song. Once I showed my friend a soundtrack I did, five tracks, and he listened to the first 10 seconds of each and earnestly told me "This is really cool!" So I figure I have less than a minute at most to engage someone.