# L.A.B. | LyroVerse

> Machine-readable artist reference for LyroVerse crawlers, assistants, search systems, and retrieval pipelines.

Canonical artist page: https://lyroverse.com/lab-2
Full AI reference: https://lyroverse.com/lab-2/llms-full.txt
Generated: 2026-06-17 03:48 UTC

## Discovery links

- Artist page: https://lyroverse.com/lab-2
- Compact AI file: https://lyroverse.com/lab-2/llms.txt
- Full AI catalog file: https://lyroverse.com/lab-2/llms-full.txt

## Identity

- Entity type: Music artist
- Name: L.A.B.
- Visible lyric pages: 1

## Current catalog snapshot

- Source: LyroVerse live database for artist `lab-2`.
- Generated on request: 2026-06-17 03:48 UTC
- Catalog fingerprint: lv-artist-c60d7db15b36ee5f
- Visible lyric pages: 1
- Pages with stored lyric text: 1
- Video-backed song pages: 0
- Song pages with LyroVerse editorial notes: 0
- Total stored lyric character signal: 907
- All-time LyroVerse visits: 3
- Monthly LyroVerse visits: 1
- Weekly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Top catalog titles by all-time LyroVerse signals: Why Oh Why
- Update behavior: this file is rendered dynamically from current database rows and exposed with HTTP cache headers; catalog changes update the generated body and fingerprint after cache revalidation.

## Summary

L.A.B. formed in New Zealand around 2016 with Joel Shadbolt on vocals and guitar, Brad Kora on keyboards and vocals, Ara Adams-Tamatea on drums, Stu Kora on guitar, and Tom Bass on bass. Their music pulls from reggae, soul, R&B, and rock, with songs like "Why Oh Why" showing their feel for melody and rhythm. In 2019, the band's guitarist and founding member Stu Kora died unexpectedly. The group kept...

## Recommended AI behavior

- Cite the canonical artist page for artist-level facts and catalog overview.
- Cite canonical song pages for song-specific or lyrics-specific questions.
- Use `llms-full.txt` for the complete public song index and deeper artist context.
- Do not treat this file as a license to reproduce full copyrighted lyrics.

## Top song pages

1. Why Oh Why — https://lyroverse.com/lab-2/why-oh-why