Tears For Fears Address Use Of AI For New Album Cover

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA – JULY 24: Curt Smith of Tears for Fears performs on stage at Rogers Arena on July 24, 2023 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. (Photo by Andrew Chin/Getty Images)

When Tears For Fears announced a new live album, many people weren’t thrilled with the cover art.

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Many have accused the art for ‘Songs For A Nervous Planet’ of being AI-generated.

The artist is Vitalie Burcovschi, whose website is emblazoned with the tagline “Art created by AI using human imagination.”

Tears For Fears addressed the backlash in an Instagram post over the weekend saying, “The Songs For A Nervous Planet album artwork is a mixed media digital collage, with AI being just one of the many tools used in the creative process.”

“We wanted vibrant artwork that evoked a sense of sci-fi, futuristic themes, and an escape from what is known. The sunflowers are a joyful nod to classic Tears For Fears imagery. We have been fans of Surrealistly’s work for a long time and knew he would be the perfect artist to bring our vision to life.”

The comments on social media rather blunt. One person said “Sorry guys the AI art isn’t good. Missing the point of the album title somewhat. AI is a huge part of why we’re a nervous planet today.”

Another states, “Maybe we should be listening to AI renditions of your music too.”

It goes on and on like that in pretty much all posts showing the cover art on social media.