Cosmic cash

"On their debut album, Cosmic Cash, New Jersey outfit Garcia Peoples aren't trying to hide their inspirations, but manage to refract them in a way so warm that it feels like a celebration. The influences are obvious: the telepathic boogie rock of Little Feat, the Allman Brothers, or Hot Tuna; the goofy juvenilia of Phish or NRBQ; and signifiers from several different phases of the Grateful Dead's endless oeuvre ... While clear in its reference points, Cosmic Cash feels more like a young group of artists carrying the torch passed down from a previous generation of psychedelic searchers than a bar band running through jammy cover songs.".

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"Good vibes and bracing jams from Jerry's latest heirs ... Of late (...), a cluster of underground bands (...) have begun restoring credibility to the sort of freestyle Americana patented by the Grateful Dead. New Jersey's youthful Garcia Peoples might be the best of the bunch, powered by euphoric twin guitar action, harmonising like the Allmans on "Hangin' On", snaking like the Dead's "China Cat Sunflower" through "Show Your Troubles Out". Most of the songs on "Cosmic Cash" clock in at under four minutes, with melodies as strong as the improvisations ... The vocals can be a bit frayed, but that never really held back the Dead either, did it?".