Peter Bradley Adams - Leavetaking (Sarathan Records, 2008)

Leavetaking, the second solo album from Peter Bradley Adams, is a warm and inviting exercise in less-is-more songwriting. A mostly mellow affair, Adams mines a rich vein of American music that dates back to the Laurel Canyon crowd of the sixties and beyond. It is an album rich in texture and emotion, the sound of a man quietly pouring his heart out onto tape.
Prior to striking out on his own, Adams was a member of Eastmountainsouth, a group that was signed to the Dreamworks label by Robbie Robertson, a key member of The Band. If an endorsement from In(High)Fidelity isn't enough to grab your attention, then it would be foolhardy to ignore the judgement of a man, who in addition to being a part of the classic Americana album, Music From Big Pink, also served time with Bob Dylan and played an intrical part in the recording of the Basement Tapes.
Peter Bradley Adams sings with the conviction of a man who has lived, loved and lost. The album's opening track, The Longer I Run, speaks of an man suffering for his art, a man who "breaks his own heart to keep writing these songs". While, Under My Skin, is a paen to a love that transcends the everyday, the kind of love that consumes you whole.
Peter Bradley Adams is a modern-day troubadour of the highest order, and Leavetaking is an album that will stay with you long after the final note has played.

Key Tracks: The Longer I Run, Under My Skin, Always

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