Spit, whips and video games: Inside the world of COBRAH
The Swedish artist discusses the subcultural origins of her sound and the creation of her demonic new EP SUCCUBUS. PHOTOGRAPHY BY DAN SJÖLUND COVER DESIGN BY ANISA CLEAVER COBRAH has always been a rule breaker.
As a teen, she was immersed in her home town’s metal shows, before diving into the worlds of kink, BDSM and queer clubs. Now, she’s bending pop music into new and unexpected shapes.
In 2018, the musician stepped out with self-released single ‘IDFKA’. Layering the irreverent refrain “I don’t fucking know anymore” over gasps and bouncing, pendulum-like beats, the switchy, oddly sultry track quickly earmarked the vocalist-producer as a rising star for the deconstructed club era.
This confident debut was followed up with a slew of sexually confident singles like ‘WET’ and ‘U KNOW ME’ and COBRAH emerged, clad in black latex, as an underground pop icon.
