Double Page Spread Analysis - NME

This double page spread has been extracted from NME magazine.
-The text adopts the use of standard english and is written in the form of continuous prose embedding quotes throughout, I believe that this has been done in order to appeal to more a sophisticated audience. Similiarly this technique is quite typical of an indie/rock magazine as opposed to R & B magazine in which generally implement the simple Q & A approach.
-Intertextuality has also been employed in the title 'Art Of Darkness', which has been drawn from Joseph Conrads ' Heart Of Darkness', perhaps this was incorporated so that readers are able to relate to the subject matter.
-Furthermore, the colour scheme of dark colours such as black, directly reflect the theme initiated through  the title.
-The sub-heading provides readers with an immediate insight as to what issues the copy will predominantly focus on.
-The main image is largely engaging due to their lack of posing and eye-contact, ultimately this alludes to the idea that they are quite introvert,niche and humble, this idea is reinforced through the text where they exclaim that they ''did not think they were a big enough band to be on the front cover of NME''.
-The artists facial expressions are quite serious and rigid, instantly illuminating quite an enigmatic sense, this, in addtion to the lack of colour throughout their clothing somewhat reflects their music style as quite simple and straightforward and so would appeal to more sophisticated audiences as they do not need all the frills and excess complexity to be engaged by their sound.
-Moreover, the fact that she is standing in the centre depicts the idea that she is protected by the males in which surround her. Alternatively, I believe that this woman somewhat subverts the notion of vunerability as she is standing slighly in front of the two men with her hands behind her back, automatically conveying a sense of power and dominance in the group.