SAM HALES' NMF: Ruining Arcade Fire's Secret Afterparty
6/18/202624 min
The Jungle Giants frontman himself Sam Hales is in the studio!! Fresh off their hit new album, Sam made time to tell us some PEAK Nightmare Fuel stories with music legends aplenty.
LINKS
- See The Jungle Giants on tour: https://www.thejunglegiants.com/tour-dates
- Listen to the album Experiencing Feelings of Joy https://orcd.co/experiencingfeelingsofjoy
- See Abbie on tour! https://linktr.ee/abbiechatfieldlovesmen
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- Check out @itsalotpod on IG at https://bit.ly/itsalot-instagram.
- Review the podcast on Apple Podcasts https://bit.ly/ial-review
CREDITS
Host: Abbie Chatfield @abbiechatfield
Guest: Sam Hales
Executive Producer and Editor: Amy Kimball @amy.kimball
It's A Lot Social Media Manager: Julia Toomey
Social Media and Marketing Strategist: Elizabeth Baxter
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Clips
Transcript preview
First 90 secondsAbbie Chatfield· Host0:00
It's a Lot is recorded on Gadigal land. We pay our respects to the traditional custodians of this land, and to elders past and present. We also would love to extend our respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people listening today, and remind you all that sovereignty was never ceded, and it always was and always will be Aboriginal land. [upbeat music] It's a lot, isn't it? Oh, everyone, I'm so joyous to be here for this nightmare fuel. [laughs] I have the incredible Sam from the Jungle Giants.
Sam Hales· Guest0:34
What's up? What's up? Hey, babe.
Abbie Chatfield· Host0:35
Hey, hey, hey.
Sam Hales· Guest0:37
So good to see you.
Abbie Chatfield· Host0:38
Babe, so good to see you.
Sam Hales· Guest0:39
Mm-hmm.
Abbie Chatfield· Host0:39
Last time I saw you we were in Hydra.
Sam Hales· Guest0:41
[laughs] I know.
Abbie Chatfield· Host0:42
In Greece.
Sam Hales· Guest0:43
Of all places.
Abbie Chatfield· Host0:44
I know. Fun little, fun little sidebar. Last time I saw Sam, Adam and I were walking out of our hotel in Hydra, and there was this man with a pashmina and a- Yeah ... and a cap on, I think.
Sam Hales· Guest0:55
[laughs] Yeah, I'd wrapped up good from the sun.
Abbie Chatfield· Host0:57
Yeah.
Sam Hales· Guest0:57
[laughs] I- Irish boy hits Greece.
Abbie Chatfield· Host0:59
Yeah.
Sam Hales· Guest1:00
[laughs] Yeah.
Abbie Chatfield· Host1:00
And we heard this fucking Australian accent and we were like, "Oh, there's an Australian over there." [laughs] Turn around, it's Sam.
Sam Hales· Guest1:06
Yep, yep.
Abbie Chatfield· Host1:06
Mate, it was so exciting.
Sam Hales· Guest1:08
Oh.
Abbie Chatfield· Host1:08
And we had an amazing night.
Sam Hales· Guest1:09
I couldn't believe it.
Abbie Chatfield· Host1:10
Well, we had an amazing night in Hydra.
Sam Hales· Guest1:11
Yeah.
Abbie Chatfield· Host1:11
It was so much fun. But at that time you were writing the album that you guys have just released.
Sam Hales· Guest1:16
Exactly. Yeah, I was, I was there... It was, like, the final push, and I was just, like, trying to get away from whatever, home. I just needed to get the final bit done, and it was the final writing/mixing bit, so I needed everything to be super inspired, very focused- Yeah ... very locked