Tall Pop Syndrome, by Jack Ladder

Tall Pop Syndrome

by Jack Ladder

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keith palmer Just saw Jack Ladder play in Prims Bookstore Kinsale. Excellent gig. Great tunes. Another unheralded Australian gem.

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1.	Home Alone 03:35	info	buy track
2.	The Lovers Loved Me 04:44	info	buy track
3.	Game Over 03:04	info	buy track
4.	Heavy Weight Champion 04:12	info	buy track
5.	Lombard Street 04:05	info	buy track
6.	I'm Melting 04:23	info	buy track
7.	In Hell 04:19	info	buy track
8.	Co-Dependency Blues 03:41	info	buy track

about

Tall Pop Syndrome is the first new music from Ladder since 2021’s Hijack! and adds new fodder for his song writing canon as he directs his attention completely towards the electronic realm.

Enlisting Kim Moyes of The Presets to oversee the final capture, Tall Pop Syndrome is heavy with synthetic texture, pulsation and atmosphere but defined by a new perspective. Seeking to disrupt the invasion of AI, and dethrone the rule of the algorithm, Jack Ladder has made the
most heartfelt and human record with digital tools. Rather than cutting himself down in the tradition of ‘tall poppy syndrome’, the tallest man in music is cutting to the chase, getting to the core of human
emotion in 3 minutes.

In this spirit the album kicks off with the first single “Home Alone”, pristine production transporting Ladder’s smooth vocal tone as it drives directly toward the dance floor. An ode to fallen musical stars beyond just a status update, Ladder explains, “I felt like my favourite artists needed to be honoured in a way that was more lasting than a social media post. I wanted to include all the artists that died while I lived in my Blue Mountains house from 2011 - 2021. Like a meta obituary to my past life. The only rule was that they had to have names that rolled off the tongue in a musical way. I love Mark Hollis from Talk Talk but it didn’t have the same ring as Eddie Van Halen.”

Looking back at the process that delivered Tall Pop Syndrome Ladder shares, “I told Alex Cameron from Endless that because I spent all his money on Hijack! I would write him a ‘hit’ record to ‘win’ it all back.”
Rather than following the trajectory of established artists at this point in their career, to safe spaces with acoustic guitars, Ladder has chosen to travel further and further away from his origins as a folky troubadour, yet he still carries his craft in a silk bindle.

Tall Pop Syndrome is out everywhere on July 14th, 2023.

credits

released July 14, 2023

WRITTEN AND PERFORMED BY JACK LADDER.
RECORDED ON HOCKING AND WONDERLAND AVENUES, SYDNEY.
VOCALS RECORDED BY SIMON BERCKELMAN AT GOLDEN RETRIEVER STUDIOS.

| MIXED BY KIM MOYES |
| MASTERED BY JOE LAPORTA |
| PHOTOS BY TANJA BRUCKNER |
| DESIGN AND LAYOUT BY JACK LADDER |

FOR KENNY ROGERS.

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Jack Ladder & The Dreamlanders

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shows

May 14

Green Mind @ the Blue Moon

Cambridge, UK
May 15

The Victoria, Dalston

London, UK
May 16

Ramsgate Music Hall

Ramsgate, UK
May 17

Popup!

Paris, France
May 18

Le 11-22

Laval, France
May 24

8mm Bar

Berlin, Germany
May 25

MeetFactory

Prague, Czech Republic
May 26

Kabinet Múz

Brno, Czech Republic

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