Best 2000s Indie Album Covers

The most iconic 2000s Indie album covers — every entry has its own complete story: the designer, the photographer, the concept, and why it became iconic.

18 curated covers

Illinois

Sufjan Stevens · 2005

Vampire Weekend

Vampire Weekend · 2008

Person Pitch

Panda Bear · 2007

Neon Bible

Arcade Fire · 2007

The Reminder

Feist · 2007

Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not

Arctic Monkeys · 2006

Fox Confessor Brings the Flood

Neko Case · 2006

Silent Alarm

Bloc Party · 2005

Hot Fuss

The Killers · 2004

Funeral

Arcade Fire · 2004

Fever to Tell

Yeah Yeah Yeahs · 2003

Transatlanticism

Death Cab for Cutie · 2003

Lifted or The Story Is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground

Bright Eyes · 2002

Turn on the Bright Lights

Interpol · 2002

Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots

The Flaming Lips · 2002

Is This It

The Strokes · 2001

Figure 8

Elliott Smith · 2000

The Moon & Antarctica

Modest Mouse · 2000