Jack Ladder

Timothy Kenneth Rogers (born 6 April 1983), known by his stage name Jack Ladder, is an Australian rock music singer-songwriter, guitarist and composer. His music is characterised by his baritone voice and poignant observations on love and death, often featuring gallows humour.

Jack Ladder
Birth nameTimothy Kenneth Rogers
Born (1983-04-06) 6 April 1983
OriginSydney, New South Wales, Australia
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Musician
  • songwriter
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
Years active2005–present
Labels
Associated acts
Websitejackladderandthedreamlanders.com

Biography

Since 2005 Ladder has released five albums: Not Worth Waiting For (Spunk 2005), Love Is Gone (Spunk 2008), Hurtsville (Spunk 2011/Holloweyed 2012) and Playmates (Self Portrait 2014). Love Is Gone was short-listed for the Australian Music Prize, at which it also won the Red Bull Music Award for recognition of outstanding potential.[1] It was also selected as Album of the Year by Who magazine.

In 2011 Ladder released Hurtsville with The Dreamlanders (Kirin J. Callinan, Donny Benét and Laurence Pike).[2] Following its release he was nominated in The Age (Melbourne) EG Music Awards in multiple categories, including Best Male Artist, Best Song and Best Album. The lead single, "Cold Feet", was crowned "Song of the Year" by leading Australian music site Mess & Noise, and Hurtsville was short-listed for the Australian Music Prize.

Hurtsville was released in North America via the Holloweyed label and in Germany/BENELUX via Skycap in 2012. Inpress praised the record, deeming it "honest, rich & like nothing else". Beat magazine said that "Ladder continues to thrill, frustrated and intrigue" with the album. The Age called it "A terrifying wasp-factory novella of disgust", while Vice rated the album 9 out of 10 and said it "Tak[es] subversion to another level". Time Out rated it 5 out of 5 stars.

Tours and live performances

Jack Ladder has performed throughout Australia since 2005, playing capitals and regional centres on national tours to support all three albums, in 2005, 2008, 2011 and in 2012 to support the shortlisting of Hurtsville for the Australian Music Prize. He has appeared at music festivals such as Laneway, Peats Ridge Festival and the Meredith Music Festival. He has also performed internationally, making appearances in London, Berlin, New York and Los Angeles. Ladder has shared stages with John Cale, The Horrors, Bill Callahan and Okkervil River, for whom he contributed to The Stand Ins project. He also features on the live Bill Callahan record Rough Travel for a Rare Thing (Drag City 2010), playing bass guitar on the single, "Rough Travel for a Rare Thing".

Ladder has appeared on the Fox breakfast show Good Day New York in 2008, performing "You Won't Be Forgotten (When You Leave)", and in 2009 on Australian celebrity music quiz show Rockwiz, performing "The Barber's Son". His song "Two Clocks" appears in the season finale of Australian crime drama Underbelly, and in 2011 Ladder recorded his own version of "The 12 Days of Christmas" for Australian underwear manufacturer Bonds.

In 2012 Jack Ladder composed the soundtrack, and curated forgotten 1960s and 1970s music, for a sketch horror show titled Watch With Mother, created for tablet computers, which was the first of its genre. It was available as an app and serialized show via the iTunes Store and Google Play.

Discography
Title Album details Peak chart positions
AUS Hitseekers
Not Worth Waiting For
  • Release date: 2005
  • Label:
  • Formats: CD, digital download
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Love Is Gone
  • Release date: 2008
  • Label: Spunk! (URA257)
  • Formats: CD, digital download
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Hurtsville (Jack Ladder & The Dreamlanders)
  • Release date: 6 June 2011
  • Label: Spunk/EMI Records (URA3520)
  • Formats: CD, digital download, vinyl
 9[3]
Playmates (Jack Ladder & The Dreamlanders)
  • Release date: 3 November 2014
  • Label: Sub/Independent (SP001CD)
  • Formats: CD, digital download, 2 x vinyl
 3[4]
Blue Poles (Jack Ladder & The Dreamlanders)
  • Release date: 7 May 2018[5]
  • Label: Independent (BARELY017CD)
  • Formats: cassette, CD, digital download, vinyl
 3[6]

Awards
  • At the APRA Music Awards of 2019, Ladder was nominated for two awards, both in the category of Blues & Roots Work of the Year.
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References
  1. "Eddy Current Suppression Ring takes out $30k music prize". abc.net.au. 20 March 2009. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
  2. Sullivan, Kristy. "Is Jack Ladder & The Dreamlanders' 'Playmates' The Best Collaborative Album Of The Year?". www.tonedeaf.com.au. Seventh Street Media. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  3. Wallace, Ian (18 July 2011). "Week Commencing ~ 18th July 2011 ~ Issue #1116" (PDF). The ARIA Report. Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) (1116): 20. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 July 2011. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  4. Wallace, Ian (24 November 2014). "Week Commencing ~ 24th November 2014 ~ Issue #1291" (PDF). The ARIA Report. Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) (1291): 6, 21. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 November 2014. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  5. "Blue Poles by Jack Ladder & the Dreamlanders". iTunes Store (AU). Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  6. Wallace, Ian (14 May 2018). "Week Commencing ~ 14th May 2018 ~ Issue #1472" (PDF). The ARIA Report. Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) (1472): 8, 21. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 May 2018. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
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