music
April 17, 2026
Lucy Liyou: Mr Cobra review
(Orange Milk)The Korean American musician explores the unease and alarm of power imbalance using skittish melodies, nursery rhymes – and an unexpected Taylor Swift sample
TL;DR
- The album 'Mr Cobra' by Lucy Liyou explores power imbalance and shame.
- It features skittish melodies, nursery rhymes, and samples, including one from Taylor Swift.
- The music adapts Liyou's solo music-theatre piece about a lustful relationship with a predator.
- The character Babygirl undergoes rapid switches in motivation, reflecting agency in abusive relationships.
- Taylor Swift's 'Love Story' is sampled as a needy appeal for affection.