The innovative Swedish pop artist COBRAH has launched a special playlist titled ‘Crying in Transparent Latex’ to highlight her latest profile feature. This collection showcases tracks from artists like Charli XCX, FKA Twigs, Robyn, and ADÉLA, capturing themes of control, empowerment, and the embrace of female sensuality.
Discovering COBRAH’s Curated Sounds
Stream the full playlist on platforms such as Spotify and Apple Music. COBRAH, whose real name is Clara Christensen, draws from electronic and club pop influences to create a sonic experience that mirrors her bold artistic vision. The selection pulses with energy, reflecting her signature style of domination and emotional depth.
A Journey Through Music and Self-Expression
Christensen has always felt a deep drive to create music. “I still feel it now,” she explains. “It’s like when you fall in love in the beginning, and you can feel it in your body all the time.” From a young age, she explored piano, guitar, and flute, later diving into musical theater and local bands as a teenager.
She initially envisioned a career as a performer but soon realized her path lay in original creation. “I thought maybe I was going to be a performer,” she recalls. “And then I had a feeling that I wasn’t meant to recreate works, I was meant to create them myself.”
Rather than following Sweden’s mainstream pop icons like ABBA or Ace of Base, Christensen gravitated toward international electronic sounds, including releases from Skrillex’s OWSLA label and Stockholm’s alternative metal scene. “I was never a Britney, pinky-pop girl in that sense, that kind of happened later in life,” she notes. Her work as COBRAH began in avant-garde and experimental realms, evolving to incorporate pop structures with verses and choruses.
Influences from Underground Scenes
A short stay in Berlin as a student introduced her to BDSM elements that later shaped her music and aesthetic, featuring spiky leathers and glossy latex. Back in Stockholm, she found a supportive community in local sex clubs, where she staged early performances. “You realise very quickly you cannot force where you resonate,” Christensen says. “I feel very bonded to that scene; it was there I could try and explore and try things out.”
These experiences proved essential in developing her rattling club beats and unapologetic artistry, marking a pivotal chapter in her rise as a boundary-pushing force in pop music.
