Website analysis - catfish and the bottlemen

Catfish and the bottlemen's website differs from all the others I have researched. The home page, features the album at the centre of the page, and if you hover over it, all the song titles show up. The website background matches the black background of the album cover. Their biggest upcoming gig dates, feature at the top of the page. Whilst, there are also links to purchase any tickets for spring 2015 gigs and links to purchase their debut album. Unlike all the other websites though, it features a 'Enter Site' button. The reason there is so much information on the home page, is so that if anyone came to research the band, all the information they might be sourcing is all available without entering the site.

The home page to the main website is typical of the indie/garage rock genre. A picture of the whole band dominates the page. The photo is in black and white, as to convey their traditional persona, yet also the colours of the album. It is something I would like to emulate. There is an easy to follow navigation bar, with the option to by their debut album on iTunes at the bottom of the screen. There are also links to their facebook, twitter, YouTube and instgram pages.

Their 'shows' page has all the band's upcoming gigs for the whole year; there is a link to buy tickets from the website, which takes you to a another band page which changes language depending on where the venue is. Once on this page, the venue, the time and the price are all available. The video page has all the most popular songs and their music videos available to watch. There are also band videos from behind the scenes of their gigs. Unlike all the other websites I have researched, there is a link to the lyrics from their most popular songs. The lyrics are hand-written, suggesting that these are the lyric sheets the band used. This could be something to emulate.

There are links to the band's new releases and photos of the band. Unlike the other websites, there is a link to a tour diary that features all what the band have been doing on tour. Also there a contact page, so fans can the band to perform live at a venue, or contact their management for press opportunities. This separates them from all the other band's websites I have researched, as it seems they want to be more personal with their fans. I would like to emulate this.