ALBUM RELEASE - OCT. 23, 2026
Echolocationism
Echolocationism is an album of Ben recording some of the most personal songs he has ever written on his grandfather’s Martin D-28 acoustic guitar. Quite a few of the of the songs were recorded with playing and singing at the same time.
No production tricks. No metronome. No aritifical intellegence.
One voice. One guitar.
While Ben spent hours rehearsing the songs and preparing the space before recording, much like life, there are still imperfections, timing issues, moments when he couldn’t get the words out just right, moments when the guitar strings rattled and his voice cracked.
Echolocationism is different.
Echolocationism is as human as human can be.
“The Bystanders” - Labatique Music 2025 - SINGLE
“Concrete angels on the front lawn, keep the wolfman and wild things at bay.”
“Doin’ Life” - Labatique Music 2024 - EP
“Today was a dumpster fire, tomorrow’s gonna hit me like a tidal wave…”
“Wolfblood Mother” - Labatique Music 2025 - SINGLE
“Diggin’ Holes” - Labatique Music 2024 - SINGLE
“Screws were lose and cash was tight, we couldn’t afford to fix my overbite, yet Mamma loved us more than life itself.”
“Rocket Heart”
MUSIC VIDEO
“If I’m going down, I’m going down in flames. Me and my Rocket Heart, we ain’t never had a Plan B.” -BL
In everything we’ve done and will do, there’s going to be a first step. Sometimes it’s tough to change or leave or start or even quit. The first step is always more than just that. The song can be as deep or as silly as you want it to be. For me, it scratches the surface and cuts deep.
“Every door is closed until it’s blown wide open. Everything’s impossible til it’s not. -BL
“We either gonna get there, or we’re gonna die trying to…”
Music Shed Recording Studio - New Orleans, LA - Photography by Devon Williams
“Homeward”
Ben Labat & The Happy Devil
Original Art by
Hank Holland
Music Shed Studio, New Orleans, LA - Tracking for 'Homeward'
