Out Of The Frying Pan & Into The Studio: Nat's What I Reckon's New Music Endeavours

Few people can claim the prolific surge in popularity that Nat, aka Nat’s What I Reckon, experienced as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Declaring a public and hilarious war on jar sauce after witnessing the bizarre panic buying that left fresh food untouched on supermarket shelves, while pre-made jar products were bought in droves, Nat emerged as the Aussie hero us at home and all over the world needed. 

But diehard fans will be quick to tell you, Nat has been entertaining and expressing his hilarious take on social commentary for years now, with his YouTube channel and social media pages firmly lampooning everything from preppy boat culture to tissue boxes in the back of cars - but it was his unparalleled knack for fusing profanity, genuine advice and kick ass delicious meals that set his star even further on the rise, going on to claim Dave Grohl as a fan and firmly embraced as the true champion of the people. 

As if this hilarious human wasn’t generous enough with his recipes and sharing his partner Jules’ infectious laugh with the world, Nat’s also a mental health ambassador, a musician and honestly one of the nicest humans you could ever cross paths with. 

With 2021 drawing to a close, Nat’s now ticked off yet another milestone, with his second book Death To Jar Sauce: Rad Recipes For Champions officially out in the world - and he's also got some other exciting ventures on the horizon, including ones in the musical realms as Nat explained on last week's episode of The Green Room podcast.

"I record songs for these episodes these days, which is good fun," Nat explained to host Tiana Speter.

"But yeah, I actually just recorded an album...well, almost recorded an album at The Pet Food Factory with Jay from Frenzal [Rhomb].

"He recorded an album with my new band DBX, which is a, kind of...DBX stands for: Dickhead Beach Experience," Nat laughed.

"It's more or less Keggerdeath...we just recorded it, just before the fucking lockdown kicked in. But I haven't been able to finish that because times have been a bit tricky. But - yeah! I'm still doing that shit.

"I don't know when shows are gonna happen for stuff like that, so...it's a bit 'back-burner-ey' at the moment while I manage all this other stuff."

While Nat's comedic stylings, tattooed exterior and "sweary" reputation have consistently culminated in him being beloved by people from all walks of life, his openness to discuss mental health battles and the reality of giving so much of himself away in a public setting is the icing on the endearing cake - topics Nat went into further when chatting with Speter on The Green Room. But a key to putting a smile on this long-haired funnyman's face? His longstanding passion for music (or more specifically: rock and roll).

"It's a very important part of my life, rock and roll!" Nat said. 

"That's what I wanted to do, it's the first thing I ever wanted to do before I fully realised the massive dickhead that I am was to be a rockstar.

"That'll always be a pursuit, it'll always be there. But I've gotta just feel this environment out at the moment, and hopefully get in there and finish the album and see how that goes with the crowd!"

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Nat's What I Reckon's brand new book Death To Jar Sauce: Rad Recipes For Champions is out now (and maybe the perfect Christmas present for a loved one or yourself, 'tis the season!). For more info, head here.

To catch the full chat with Nat and host Tiana Speter, you can listen below, over at the Euphony site, via YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts - or wherever you usually get your podcasts from.