Laddermen

Laddermen is the London based, Texas Post-Punk project of Leopold Oakes, blending rusty reverb guitars with stripped back acoustic elements to craft the soundtrack for anyone chasing ghosts on cracked asphalt. Bittersweet restlessness and rooted melancholia, gains Laddermen comparisons to the likes of Modest Mouse, The Strokes and Interpol. The highly acclaimed debut album Special Kind Of Violence 2021 charted at number 2 on iTunes Switzerland and got praised as “One of the most beautiful albums of 2021” by Tagesanzeiger. The momentum lead to a herald of new singles and the release of his sophomore album, ‘Life Got Lame and Now You’re Bored’ 2024 which landed on Spotify Editorial playlists and reached new heights of refined Post-Punk. The album is the story of sailors falling out of love with their ships, broken ponies leaving their stables, and a nostalgia for moments not yet experienced. With a third album closing in, Laddermen rides shotgun into a rugged, introspective terrain : a restless boy from Texas pioneering through the isolating metropolis and neon pollution of fading memories. The upcoming releases strip away the polish, trading it for razor wire honesty and is a gritty aching howl for the modern outlaws with uncertain tomorrows.