I wonder if that is just a placeholder cover until the physical release in October? For now, October and HTDAAB can rest easy, they are no longer the worst album covers.
'Songs of Innocence was recorded in Dublin, London, New York and Los Angeles and is produced by Danger Mouse, along with Paul Epworth, Ryan Tedder, Declan Gaffney and Flood. '
I've been pretty pissed at them for the second guessing and this whole Apple thing (and that cringe-worthy skit they just put on with Cook), but this could go a long way to bringing me around. I wish they had gotten this bold in the wake of NLOTH.