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Cobra Starship is probably widely known for their single ‘Snakes On A Plane (Bring It)’ which was featured in the summer hit of the same name. But their second album, Viva La Cobra!, is the CD that that attracted me to the band in the first place.

Cobra Starship’s album encompasses the genres of dance, electro and rock. The opening track of the CD, ‘The City Is At War’ combines crunching chords with an awesome chorus that makes you want to throw your hands in the air.  ‘One Day, Robots Will Cry’ and ‘Guilty Pleasure’, are equally infectious, both featuring a funky European pop sound. ‘Guilty Pleasure’ has to be my favorite song on the album because the lyrically quirky Saporta uses lines such as “And I came here to make you dance tonight /  I don’t care about my guilty pleasure for you /  Shut up cause we won’t stop/ and we’re getting down till the sun’s coming up”, bringing the listener back to the idea of dancing.

Cobra Starship tries to utilize different styles and sounds on the record. ‘Kiss My Sass’ is loaded attitude mixed with computer game sounding effects with a R&B twist. If that’s not your cup of tea, there’s always ‘Angie’ , which moves in the disco direction or the latin and rock flavoured ‘Smile For The Paparazzi’ sprinked with heavy drums to top it off.

Although the CD provides a wide range of sound mixtures, the band tends to jump from the serene to obscene with songs such as ‘Damn You Look Good And I’m Drunk (Scandalous)’ and ‘Prostitution Is The World’s Oldest Profession (And I, Dear Madame, Am A Professional)’ , which are obviously songs you cannot play in front of your mother while at rocking out (those titles are just a serious warning against it, especially with ‘Damn You Look Good And I’m Drunk (Scandalous)’ — trust me, I know).

Overall, I appreciated  the different sounds  because they collaborate together to make an album perfect for dancing and rocking out to as well as the lyrical playfulness of Saporta. This CD opened up the Cobra Starship doors to me and I faithfully and eagerly bought all three of their CDs (with the latest, Hot Mess, only coming out this past August).  I dig the carefree sounds of all of their songs because I’m seventeen, all I want to do is feel the music and party. Cobra Starship gives me an outlet to do just that. Because of that, I’ll be sure to keep my fangs up Cobra style whenever I listen to this CD (or any of their songs for just that matter). If you like quirky bands with awesome electronic tracks combined with rock and other genres, then I assure you, Cobra Starship will keep you on your toes and forever listening to their music.

Favorite Tracks
Guilty Pleasure
Kiss My Sass
The City Is At War