New Copasetics
petaluma - California - United States

New Copasetics: "Semi-acoustic, Back Porch American Roots: Roots Rock, Twang, R&B and Americana..." 


Their repertoire extends from originals to their own take on select material from great artists such as The Band, Rockpile (Nick Lowe & Dave Edmunds), Ry Cooder, Delbert McClinton, Gary Nicholson, the Subdudes, Arthur Alexander, Hank Williams, Richard Thompson, Buddy & Julie Miller, Lucinda Williams, Gram Parsons, Taj Mahal, Dan Hicks, Manual Galban, Doris Troy, Ike & Tina Turner, Moon Mullican and Bob Dylan. 

The New Copasetics are: Tim Eschliman (acoustic string bass, vocals, worked with Etta James, Commander Cody, Jesse Colin Young, The Christmas Jug Band), Gary Potterton (electric guitar, with TExas Chainsaw, California Cowboys), Dallis Craft (piano, vocals, worked with Bruce Willis, K.T. Oslin) and Kevin Hayes (drums, worked with Robert Cray, Bonnie Hayes).

 

"New Copasetics cook up a balanced diet of roots rock on this dance-friendly debut featuring some of my favorite musicians - Tim Eschliman on bass and vocals; keyboardist-singer Dallis Craft; electric guitarist Sean Allen; and drummer Kevin Hayes. With 14 tracks of tasteful covers and tuneful originals, this album is one of my favorites of 2019."
- Paul Liberatore, Marin Independent Journal 
From the moment that I dropped the needle on New Copasetics - Twang Utopia (Balanced Diet), the joy began. It is American roots music at its best. Soul, Jump, New Orleans, sweet R & B, even Hawaiian. All performed energetically in the living room of Globe Studios "Big Pink style." It's hard to imagine a recording this superb, every note, every guitar strum, every low note on the dog house bass, every vocal inflection, is really thick, as in fat sounding. Mr. Eschliman engineered one fine record. Every tune is a keeper. This year as we're in the midst of the COV-19 pandemic it's really heartbreaking to watch how it has decimated the music industry. So to say that this is the best new LP that I've heard in 2020 is an understatement. For music to bring so much joy in these times is certainly a miracle.
- J.C. Flyer, publicist, country rocker, journalist, photographer, Hayward, Ca