Unused music singles artwork reveals an alternate release strategy for ‘Blonde’

Kia Tasbihgou is a type designer living and working in London. At some point prior to the release of Blonde in August 2016, he was given the go-ahead to create artwork for six singles. However, all the covers would go unused.

Each of the covers is numbered sequentially, starting with “S1–BDC” (i.e., “Single 1, Boys Don’t Cry”). The singles are listed as follows:

  1. “Nikes” / S1–BDC

  2. “White Ferrari” / S2–BDC

  3. “Ivy” / S3–BDC

  4. “Night.s” / S4–BDC

  5. “Self Control” / S5–BDC

  6. “Both Sides” / S6–BDC

“Nikes” would be the only single released from Blonde, released as a music video on Apple Music. Interestingly, “Night.s” uses the same stylization that appears in the lyrics of Boys Don’t Cry magazine. The song titled “Both Sides” would not appear on the album. It was likely an early name for “Chanel,” which debuted during “blonded 002” in March 2017, after which Tasbihgou shared his artwork on Instagram.

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