Woahhhhh it's been almost a month since I wrote on this blog! Whoopsy. I realised I hadn't written any reviews for a while, so frantically wrote a couple to make sure my editor had some to put up from me. So here's my first one. It's a review of 'Hot Mess,' their single. It's quite an awful single, not gonna lie...
Hailing from New York, Cobra Starship have already established themselves as a teen favourite, both in America and the UK. Signed to Fall Out Boy’s label “Fueled by Ramen,” they have unintentionally stereotyped themselves as emo hit-makers. But no, they want people to know that their genre is disco.
Starting with a mismatch of claps and some faint, distorted vocals, lead vocalist Gabe Saporta quickly nips in with some truly inspiring lyrics- “You were a problem child.” Lovely. Unfortunately, writing skills don’t make any dramatic improvement, with Gabe pretty much describing his last night out. The track is in no way lifted by the rest of the band either, with a basic melody being repeated throughout. On a good note, Ryland Blackinton has a way with a synthesizer, which makes it easy to see why teens all over the world would dance along to this nugget of what is essentially pop music. However, the backing vocals provided all round just echo the trash coming out of Gabe’s mouth. They may just as well have gotten studio effects on the job. “Hot Mess” comes to an unwillingly abrupt ending, as everything appears to cut off at once. At least it’s over.
It seems Cobra Starship haven’t managed to emulate the success of “Good Girls Go Bad,” with this latest offering. Still, Fall-Out-Boy-lovers everywhere will love it.
2/5
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