Elitism and the new Cobra

I am currently listening to the new Cobra Starship record "Hot Mess" and on the eighth track, I have yet to be impressed. I wasn't crazy about the album art when Gabe and Ryland and Alex and Victoria all showed it to their twitzombies. To be honest I think it's ugly as fuck and that woman is going to regret that tattoo for the rest of forever (though depending on how much of that picture was her and not being costumed up, maybe she won't.)

Don't get me wrong. I love Cobra Starship. I think Gabe Saporta is incredibly clever in his own very strange mixed-up way. You could conceivably even call me a fan and I wouldn't argue too much. But this summer has been one of phenomenal releases and musical ventures. I went to Bamboozle. Blink 182 got back together. Third Eye Blind, All Time Low, and Green Day put out new music.

So after all of that and more, this pales greatly in comparison. It seems... mediocre or less. Not to mention Saporta is playing up the asshole-rockstar-getting-laid-so-much-I-have-to-rap-about-it persona. I don't like that Gabe. I like the funny, sweet, nearly-gentlemanly Gabe I met outside the Fillmore.

I'm on a song called "Move Like You Gonna Die" and the chorus of girls calling out numbers is kind of annoying me. It's sad, but I can't wait for this song to be over. I don't quite feel that way about the album as a whole, but it's easily ignorable, like something you could put on at a party and everyone would talk over it.

In terms of the first half title, I don't want anything I enjoy to fall short. I want to be impressed. I generally keep low expectations so I'm never disappointed, but here I stand, feeling just a bit salty about this space of time.

I'll have to go back and listen again. Maybe find something I can love about this album.

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Instead of moping about how disappointed I am, I am going to be happy. Why? you ask. Because Modest Mouse never fails me, and their new video was directed by Heath Ledger. And it's clever.

King Rat