Cobra Starship releases third album amidst great fanfare, excitement

Cobra Starship released their highly anticipated third album, Hot Mess, in early August, and since its release their popularity has soared to new dimensions.

The first single, "Good Girls Go Bad", took the radio hostage but Gabe Saporta, Ryland Blackinton, Alex Suarez, Victoria Asher, and Nate Navarro hardly knew that their venom had taken hold.

"It's crazy, because we didn't really feel it," Suarez said. "We were hearing about it in texts and e-mails long before we had ever heard it on the radio."

The band did a lot differently during the creation of Hot Mess, including changes to the creative process of producing.

While on a previous tour, Cobra began writing new material, but were not content with the songs they had. So, instead of trying to do it on the road, they sought an alternative method of inspiration by secluding themselves from worldly fancies.

"We really wanted to make this record the best so we thought, 'Let's just put ourselves in the woods'," Suarez said.

Once they had turned off their cell phones and televisions, the band was able to focus on their music and began to produce album-worthy material. Cobra has always drawn a lot of inspiration from their loyal fans, so as a treat they set up a web cam so "Cobracadettes" could watch during the writing process.

Cobra Starship is known for their profound proclivity towards partying, but manage to convert any scrutiny into a good time. When a fan suggested the new album be called, "Pete Wentz is the Only Reason We're Famous," they saw an opportunity to one up on the critics who would say the same thing, and added the title as a track on Hot Mess.

"The song doesn't have anything to do with Pete Wentz," Suarez said. "If we can pull the joke on ourselves first then the last laugh is ours."

Beyond antics, and a really trendy fashion sense, Cobra Starship has developed maturity in the midst of their intergalactic party that can only come from labor over time.

"You've got to take it seriously to a certain extent, and we work really hard to have success," Suarez said. "Our whole thing is that we want to have fun, and we can have fun at the next level."

Suarez says they've learned that they're always going to have a mixture of "haters" and "lovers", but that both perspectives should be appreciated.

"We've learned to pick out the things we want a run with it. Keep it positive, because if you get bombed out then you don't have fun," Suarez said.

Whether they've been received or rejected, it's obvious that this cosmic space ride is running on fiesta fuels and a pure desire to progress while partying.

This Sunday the starship will make a boisterously festive landing as they play a show at Warehouse Live in Houston, TX. Cobra Starship loves coming to Houston, and has this message for those seeking the time of their life.

"Bring your dancing shoes, a bottle of booze, and all your dreams will come true," Suarez said. "Come on out. We'll make you wet."

For more info about Cobra Starship and tickets to the show, visit www.cobrastarship.com.