Adam Gnade and Planet B "Life Is The Meat Grinder That Sucks In All Things"

“You think we’re alone in this. You’re wrong.” In the spirit of Adam’s other works such as “AMERICANS,” “Greater Mythology Blues,” and “Locust House” (of which this piece is a prequel to), his latest collaboration with Planet B offers some sense of hope in the face of a shitstorm– gentle reminders of the innocence we can all recall and look back on during more complicated times. It speaks of the moments before and leading up to disaster, before the stress, the sadness, and the anger take hold. Peppered with minimalist jazz percussion and landscapes of sweeping, windy Eraserhead-esque ambience, Gabe Serbian, Luke Henshaw, and Justin Pearson use instrumentation to punctuate this “talking song” in a synergistic way that feels intuitive and natural. If the story is the heart of this piece, then Planet B is its ribcage, providing structure while still allowing for the fluid ebb and flow of Adam’s words. Gnade is a master of conjurings, reanimating ghosts and emotions and imagery of San Dieg