My Music Episode 350 - L.A.B.

L.A.B return with their new album, L.A.B VI, the latest addition to their expanding catalogue.  After recording & releasing their first five albums in a five year span, L.A.B VI arrives after an almost 18-month period of writing, recording, tweaking & finessing their strongest album to date. L.A.B’s groove blends an eclectic mix of reggae, blues, funk, rock and electronic - all combining to create a sound entirely their own. As well as being in NZ’s Top 4 streamed artists of 2023, the group also won Best Group, Best Song & Best Album two years in a row at the New Zealand Music Awards, taking out Best Song at the 2023 Rolling Stone Awards and being voted New Zealand’s Best Live Act by Radio New Zealand.  Recorded with frequent collaborator Lee Prebble at Wellington's Surgery Studios, the album has been recorded amongst a heavy touring schedule featuring sold-out shows across NZ, Australia, the United States, the UK & Europe, including a sold-out show at London’s O2 Kentish Town Forum. Guitarist and vocalist Joel Shadbolt says, “This album, given it took two years to make, allowed us to really simmer on the songs and carve out each track as needed. The body of work as a whole feels very lively and gives me the same feeling of our debut album. Slightly raw and edgier than previous albums”