Seja talks to her guest Joel Shadbolt (L.A.B) about the band’s 5th album release, lockdown in New Zealand, and how COVID-19 has been a weird opportunity for New Zealand bands to get good slots on festivals. He tells Seja about his dad’s country influence, studying jazz guitar in New York, and how he started singing. They chat about the beautiful simplicity of lyric writing and instrumentation, band royalties and Joel’s love for the band Toto.

Joel’s story was illustrated by Laurence Crow. You can check out more of his work on instagram @lozcrowillustration or on his website www.laurencecrowillustration.com.

All illustrations can be seen on Instagram here @hearsejpodcast or on the HearSej Facebook page.