STOMPING BOREDOM W/ COBRA STARSHIP

By: Caitlin Hoffman
For BiggerThanBeyonce.Com

Ah, hipster culture. Love it or hate it, we all know we can’t ignore it. Cobra Starship is one of those bands that add to its charming oddity, that spectacle you can’t take your eyes from. They have harnessed the hipster thrill, and used it to their advantage, all the time showing that it’s not a certain style or subculture that defines what you are, but a lasting joy for music and life that matters.

What is it about Cobra? Their energy, the spice in their music? Whatever it is, it’s oh so simple, and right in your face. All you have to do is take a look at their videos or a shot of the band on stage, and you’ll see that they’re a stallion with the reigns held back, ready to run wild.

They started out mashing it up in dear old New York, and are now seen partying with Fall Out Boy, and being humble enough to poke fun at their own rise to fame. Their first album tore up the charts in 2006, and their latest sizzled onto the shelves in 2009. As far as musical products go, Cobra Starship is fresh on the market.

They’re pretty rad, pretty cool, and just plain pretty, all about melding pop culture into their tunes and recreating the music scene. Like a splash of colour on a pop-art collage, they have a lovable tweak one can’t quite resist. Undeniably, they are a walking irony, with their wonderfully blatant message of satire stamped on their foreheads. Their motto is about being silly, having fun, and never, ever taking life too seriously.

Okay, so their music isn’t exactly a catalyst to deep thinking, but feisty frolicking is just their style, and they work it well. Their addiction to fun and ‘get up and go’ attitude is enough to make a whole crowd feel remarkable. And sometimes, when life is getting you down and the deadlines are wearing you thin, that’s all you need.

If dance music isn’t your thing, then they won’t sit comfortably in your ears. But if driving through lit up streets late at night and stomping boredom goodbye is your brand of tofu, then be sure to add them to your party playlist.

Put your dancing shoes on and get ready to blast off, because Cobra Starship has got it going on!

Spark it up with their video for Good Girls Go Bad, featuring Gossip Girl cutie Leighton Meester.
　