Psychedelic bedroom pop musician Cuco

Bullseye with Jesse Thorn

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🗓️ 9 August 2019

⏱️ 13 minutes

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The Song That Changed My Life is a segment that gives us the chance to talk with some of our favorite artists about the music that made them who they are today. This time around, we're joined by the musician Cuco. He got his start making music in his bedroom. He combines dreamy synths, catchy hooks and a bit of jazz trumpet to create a sleepy psychedelia vibe. So where did he get his psychedelic bedroom pop sound? Cuco explains how Tame Impala's Feels Like We Only Go Backwards helped him visualize his career in music, and how the song helped him navigate life in high school.

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0:00.0	Bullseye with Jesse Thorn is a production of MaximumFun.org and is distributed by NPR.
0:12.8	It's Bullseye.
0:21.4	Here at Bullseye we do a regular segment called The Song that Change My Life.
0:26.0	So, chance to talk with some of our favorite musical artists about the tunes that made
0:30.4	them who they are today.
0:32.1	And this week it's the musician Kuko.
0:36.6	Kuko is a 21-year-old from Hawthorne, California.
0:40.5	Not that far from where we are here in Los Angeles.
0:43.0	He got to start making music in his bedroom.
0:46.2	He combines dreamy synths, catchy hooks, and a bit of jazz trumpet to create a sleepy
0:51.9	psychedelic vibe.
0:53.7	His debut album Parame came out recently.
0:56.8	Here's the song Feelings.
1:23.7	Usually when we ask the question what song changed your life, we think we're going to
1:31.8	get a song from back in the day like The Beatles or Jackie Wilson or something.
1:37.5	But Kuko got a little more modern on us.
1:40.3	He picked a song from tame Impala's album Lonerism.
1:43.9	It was released all the way back in 2012.
1:48.1	Here's Kuko.
1:49.1	This 13 when I first heard Feels Like Realmingled Backwards.
1:52.7	I remember the first time I heard Feels Like Realmingled Backwards.
2:20.8	I had a pan door on shuffle.
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