Sueco Breaks Into the Scene With New Album “Attempted Lover”
This is his first independently released album about trying to find love, touching on the dualities and complicated emotions that come along with it. His first two singles off the album perfectly encapsulate that duality.
We had the chance to ask Sueco some rapid fire questions:
When was the first time you realized you wanted to be a musician?
The inkling of it came when I first started playing the game Rock Band and would get to expert mode 100% on the drums. It felt good to just be playing along and closing my eyes and dreaming of that stage. I think what really solidified it was playing my first shows as the screamer with my lil hardcore band in high school. The rush was insane, and i realized that i wanted to help people through music the way it was helping me through dark times. I took several years to grow the balls to actually burn the bridges to all Plan B options and have blind faith in the process.
What’s the first album that made you fall in love with music?
American Idiot was the first album I ever bought with my own money, I was maybe 11 or 12. I had it on my lil janky mp3 player and memorized all the songs within a week or two. From there, I expanded to a lot of the more scene and metal core stuff that was big in the late 2000’s/early 2010’s, A Day to Remember was one of my favorites. And I probably saw them 10 times live when I was a teenager. I grew up in LA so everybody was listening to rap too, I remember when Kendrick came out with section.80 and everybody knew he was gonna be the biggest rapper on the planet, and look at bro now haha. It was a real mix of both rock music and rap for me growing up. Those vibes have kinda just been a part of me since as long as I can remember to be honest.
What’s your go-to karaoke song?
Bohemian Rhapsody or I’m Not Okay or Welcome to the Black Parade or Wake Me Up When September Ends.
Which artists have influenced your career?
Green Day, My Chemical Romance, ADTR, Lil Wayne, Kendrick, DJ Mustard, Kanye, The Weeknd, the hyperpop wave of 2020/2021… just to name a few.
Who do you dream of collaborating with?
I wanna do a song with Billie Joe Armstrong from Green Day. Would be a full circle moment in my life. Green Day was the first band or music I really fell in love with so it’s always been a dream of mine.
Where (location-wise) do you get the most creative inspiration?
Recently, it’s been just while I’m skating around the neighborhood, I’m in North Hollywood. But honestly, I spent quite a long time in Tokyo and in Seoul last year and when I was out there it felt like every turn I took walking down the street felt like an adventure, the lights and the vibe of the city nights are just electric out there. I want to definitely spend more time out there and work on music. There’s just something in the atmosphere.
What media are you consuming right now (reading/watching/listening to)?
Playing a lot of Baldur’s Gate 3 right now. I just watched the Cyberpunk 2077 show. Newer stuff I’ve been listening to is 2hollis, Chappell Roan, the new Charli XCX album, this rapper Ebk Jaaybo. But mostly what I listen to is older music. I have been listening to a lot of Sheryl Crow believe it or not haha. A lot of Creed, Evanescence, Slipknot, more nu metal stuff. I went through a 2 week period where I was listening to The Beach Boys pretty heavily. A lot of jazz too. Kind of all over the place.
What’s the best career advice you’ve ever gotten?
“Anybody can get it, the hardest part is keeping it motherfucker.” – Dre on Wesley’s Theory by Kendrick
That kind of sums up a lot of conversations I’ve had with friends that have had continued prosperity in music. It’s a one in a million shot of getting a taste of success in the first place, but it’s a one in a billion shot of building something sustainable. A lot of work, sleepless nights, and a generous helping of right place right time.
