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| Released | 24 November 2017 | |||
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| Length | 67:03 | |||
| Label | Loop Recordings | |||
| Producer | Brad Kora | |||
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L.A.B. is the debut studio album by New Zealand band L.A.B., released in November 2017. The album become a sleeper hit, becoming one of the top performing albums in New Zealand between 2019 and 2022.
L.A.B. originally formed as a project for Kora members Brad and Stu Kora, in collaboration with Ara Adams-Tamatea of Katchafire and vocalist Joel Shadbolt. The songs recorded on the album were written and performed between 2015 and 2017, and developed based on audience reception. [1]
The album was written in Whakatāne and Tauranga, and recorded in Wellington at Dr Lee Prebble's home recording studio, Surgery Studios. [1]
Four tracks were released as singles in the lead-up to the album's release. [1] "Jimmy Boy" was the first, released on 21 September 2017 on the date when the album was announced. [2] This was followed by "Starry Eyes" followed on 12 October, [3] "Ain't No Use" on 2 November [4] and "Umulash" on the 16th. [5]
A music video was released for the album's final single "Controller", on 31 July 2018. [6] [7] The song became a hit in 2020 after the release of the band's single "In the Air", becoming the 8th most successful single by a New Zealand artist in 2020. [8]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "She's Gone" | B. Kora | 7:21 |
| 2. | "Starry Eyes" |
| 4:18 |
| 3. | "Jimmy Boy" | B. Kora | 6:15 |
| 4. | "Umulash" |
| 4:28 |
| 5. | "The Watchman" |
| 5:11 |
| 6. | "Oh-No" |
| 5:31 |
| 7. | "Controller" | B. Kora | 4:35 |
| 8. | "Ain't No Use" |
| 4:40 |
| 9. | "Love Will Save Me" |
| 5:53 |
| 10. | "Sweet Water" |
| 8:15 |
| 11. | "Old Man" |
| 6:43 |
| 12. | "Lonely Man" |
| 3:53 |
| Total length: | 67:03 | ||
Weekly charts
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| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| New Zealand (RMNZ) [13] | 3× Platinum | 45,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
| Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref. |
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| New Zealand | 24 November 2017 | Loop Recordings | [1] |
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