Peter Bradley Adams

HopMonk Novato Session Room

No matter the form, when it comes to art, there are a number of different tacks to take. Some artists continually push their work across new horizons. Others stand a bit more still in order to continually refine the capturing of their vision.

Singer/songwriter Peter Bradley Adams falls into the latter category of perfectionists chasing their own perfection.

There’s a confidence, a completeness in the song cycle of his most recent album, A Face Like Mine, that listeners have gleaned throughout Adams’ illustrious career, but this album his sixth solo effort, brings it all into sharp focus.

Adams’ brand of Americana nestles his often delicate, always heartfelt voice in the warm embrace of gentle guitar, tasteful dobro, subtle banjo, supportive bass, and unhurried percussion. The result is a sonic scape that, in turn, wraps itself around the listener like a soft blanket on a cold day.

As a work of musical art, A Face Like Mine fulfills the promise of Peter Bradley Adams. And rarely has an artist’s standing still sounded so divine.