Genuinely fabulous...

On the cover of Emilie Simon's third studio album, and first all-English-language opus, she is WEARING AN OCTOPUS. Do you see that? She has an octopus, not just stashed about her person, but upon her body. What a gorgeous and wonderfully detailed album cover. But then Emilie's album covers have always been stunning.

Below, you will find Emilie crawling with ladybirds on her eponymous debut album. Emilie as a bodyless bust, resplendent in lace on the cover of her second album Végétal. Emilie as a sort of ice mermaid on the cover of her soundtrack for nature documentary, March of the Penguins. And Emilie brandishing gardening shears on the cover of her American compilation album, The Flower Book.

Of course, this new artwork seems to mark a significant departure in style. Good thing, as the new album is (from what we've heard) a significant departure in style too. As we've mentioned before, Emilie is a hugely talented woman, melding strings, bells and flutes with electronics, so effortlessly, lushly and melancholically that it sounds truly effortless.

Her new album, The Big Machine, supposedly 'drops' towards the end of September.