Jono, Ben & Megan - The Podcast - Joel From LAB is a Huge Fan of Harry Potter!

Episode Date: September 21, 2023

We talk to Joel from LAB about their brand new song and his love for Harry Potter!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Now LAB, you'll know them from smash hits like this, we find the hits. And we've got Joel, lead singer at LAB with us in the studio, good morning. Good man, how's it going? Lovely to see your smiling face again. Yeah, it's good to see you now. LAB, we love LAB and one of the songs of the year, Take It Away, Firstly, it's been great. Yeah man, we recorded that, sheesh, it was about a year ago, but that was the first single of this next album that's coming out in February.

It's been in the top 40, I think, every week of the year since the start of the year or something like that, which is crazy. But I want to know a question. You should know those steps. I should. They're good steps. You need to get those on stage. I hope you'll know this because my favourite part

when I listen to it on my phone or at home and stuff is the start of the song, the let's go bit at the start. Can we have a listen to that? Let's go. I really start okay listen to that I really like it get into it we don't play it here on the hits because we kind of we start from there you know the guitar kick in it that's right where's the let's go from I want to know well it's a funny story we were in the studio and Like one, two, three. And I was like, I'm going to mess with the boys.

Oh, so that's you? Yeah, it's me. I was taking the piss hard out. Throw the team. Yeah, because when you're in the studio, you guys do real weird things with the microphone. I was like, yeah, just sort of play around with it. And it made the cut. And it crushed them.

You know what I mean? You should see the weird stuff Ben does with that microphone. A lot of weird stuff. Our new single out today, Casanova as well, which is like your version of a very big R&B song, right? Yeah, that's right. It was made famous by a guy called Levert. And it's just our take on an old track,

and we just shot a video for it yesterday, which will be coming out soon. Did you talk to Levert? Do you have to ask Levert and it's just our take on an old track and we just shot a video for it yesterday which will be coming out soon. Did you talk to Levert? Do you have to ask Levert? Yeah, that's not my job I just sing and record the song There's admin people who do that Cheer bro, sweet as yeah LRB, sold out tours across New Zealand, Australia, United States

sold out in Hawaii and Honolulu I was reading the other day and you're heading to London, Amsterdam. What is the one place that you're most surprised that you've got like a huge amount of fans? Man, Hawaii caught us off guard. That was incredible. Does it freak you out that people are singing your songs on the other side of the world? Man, we didn't even know that they knew all the songs. We were like, oh, we knew that there was a couple of songs that they would know but we were freaking out before the set in hawaii like man we've got to play 110 minutes set and what you know what about the other songs are they gonna know these tracks you know like and bro by the third track in it was

like holy shit this crowd is like off the charts yeah it felt like we were playing at home you couldn't think of a better place to be loved too. Hawaii. Yeah. Keep booking gigs over there, mate. Don't you worry. The missus will be stoked. Joel from LAB with us. New single Casanova out today. I didn't realize you're a big fan of Harry Potter. Wow.

Right. Yeah. And we're about to go to London. You've got a Harry Potter tattoo, right? Yeah, it's half done. Yeah. Naza from Hammerhead Tattoos. Yeah.

Shout out. Oh, you do too. Oh, wow. So the whole Hogwarts across your right shoulder yeah damn

did you go to Universal Studios when you were in I did about 10 years ago yeah and yeah I'm going back I was so broke

in London in 2000 and whatever it was 11 I had to sell my elder one that I bought from oh you sold your wand to my mate

I was like bro I need like 30 quid he's like yeah bro that's mean wow do quid. He's like, yeah, bro, that's me. Wow. Do you get taken into the little shop where they're like, we've got these magical wands. Look at these. And then they're like, by the way,

there's 70 bucks on the way out. Oh, yeah, that was the kid. You've been chosen. They're like, I've been chosen with the wand. And the butter beer or whatever you drink. He's going to put you under the pump here with a Harry Potter quiz. Okay, Harry Potter quiz.

This is online. This is online. This is not from us. I'll fire a couple your way, see how we go. In what house did the sorting hat almost put Harry? Oh, it was definitely Slytherin. Definitely Slytherin. I'm going to click on answer and continue.

Correct. Although our internet's going very, very slow. One from one. What subject does Professor McGonagall teach? Transfiguration, history of magic magic or defense against the dark arts? Transfiguration. Transfiguration. All right. Hey, well done. Yeah, right. Two from two. What position does Harry Potter play on the Quidditch team? These are hard questions that the average fan wouldn't know. Is he the chaser, the keeper or the seeker? Seeker. Seeker. Yeah,

man, you are nailing this. What did Dobby catch that set him free from Mr. Malfoy? Was it Harry's dirty sock, Mrs. Norris, or a whomping willow? Sock, baby. Sock, baby. Yeah, he's beautiful. That is very good. Sorry to put you through that, brother. It's good to see your passion for it.

Oh, mate. Yeah. I wouldn't get it tattooed on me if it wasn't. Oh, that's very, very cool. Well, Joel, congratulations on all the success The band has had now not only domestically But overseas thank you very much for coming in buddy Have a great weekend

And you can catch their new single Kissen over It's out now that's LAP it is there