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Cuco is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Los Retros, Lil Rob, Baby Bash, Kevin Parker and Tame Impala. Those roots explain a lot about how Cuco arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Los Retros, mellow fellow, Banes World, Vansire and Current Joys, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Thee Sinseers, Al Green, Brenton Wood, Thee Sacred Souls and Clairo, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 37 connections around Cuco, reaching back through Los Retros and forward to Thee Sinseers. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Omar Banos, known professionally as Cuco, is an American singer-songwriter from Hawthorne, California. His music has been described as a blend of elements from bossa nova, indie-pop, and psychedelia.
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Cuco connections
Cuco grew out of Los Retros, Lil Rob, Baby Bash and Kevin Parker, shares an orbit with Los Retros, mellow fellow, Banes World and Vansire, went on to shape Thee Sinseers, Al Green, Brenton Wood and Thee Sacred Souls. 37 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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