Jack Ladder has released new track ‘Shades’ – a desolate and beautiful cover of the underrated romantic highlight from Iggy Pop’s 1986 album Blah-Blah-Blah. ‘Shades’ is released alongside the slinky and lovelorn B-Side ‘Head Full of Nails’ – a fitting follow-up to Ladder’s 5th album Blue Poles released last year via Barely Dressed Records. ‘Shades’ may seem tongue-in-cheek, but Ladders performance comes from a place of deep affinity and admiration. As Ladder explains; “I remember first seeing the video for Shades when the Yeah Yeah...
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In what could be either the most confrontational or hilarious video of the year, Jack Ladder willingly endures intense but creative punishment from British model, musician and writer Alys Hale in ‘Tell It Like It Is’, the fourth video taken from the Jack Ladder & The Dreamlanders album Blue Poles, out now. The video was directed and shot by acclaimed and exhibited photographer McLean Stephenson. Stephenson isn’t worried about how it will...
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Jack Ladder will perform a series of solo shows starting in September, which will delve into all five albums that he’s released to date. Performed within intimate settings, Ladder will for the first time reveal the “true” stories behind some of his most admired songs. In the thirteen years since his debut album, Ladder’s fascinating musical journey has been notable for perpetual reinvention between albums, but it has always been...
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