‘Welcome to the 20's’ is taken from Laddermen’s debut album Special Kind of Violence out 2021 on Waterfall of Colours.

bombers cross the sky yet you’re still mine
welcome to the 20’s 
she hung the moon 
five chambered heart
luckily Dresden doll 
in the 20's

scream into your pillow
it makes me wanna leave
don’t be what they made you  
it makes me wanna leave
 
special kind of violence
where’d your feathers go
its better than nothing
its better than nothing
to go alright

you are an angel beware of hunters
feathers they’re useful to undo lovers 
body like a violin 
body like a violin

Welcome to the 20's

‘Houston Morphine’ is taken from Laddermen’s debut album Special Kind of Violence out 2021 on Waterfall of Colours.

self-medicated at your funeral
apparently I spoke I did well
that's good
apparently I shook the hand of everybody that knew you 

blood count low morphine high
understand this is goodbye
blood count low morphine high
did you understand that this was goodbye

self medicated at your funeral
apparently I spoke I did well
that's good
apparently I shook the hand of everybody that knew you 

blood count low morphine high
understand this is goodbye
blood count low morphine high
did you understand that this was goodbye

good bye
good bye
good bye
good bye

Houston Morphine

I am nostalgic vision of a medieval building
The splendor of being subjected
To natures objectives
I’m not very effective
She saw the lipstick on the bottle cigarette       
Questioning crime scene                                         
Was she a brunette?
I’m programmed for pleasure
She’s private detective 
So very objective
I’m not so selective
but I can be more reflective
She doesn’t respect it

(Be kind and come back to my life
I’ll take you slow by the fire side
Be mine we’ll take it all the way

Then she said
Be kind and come into my life
Be with me she said
Forgive all of the bad times
Marry me

La la la la la we’re living in a hopeless dream
La la la la la we’re acting on the silver screen

Solving the murder with the killer in room
Solving the murder with the killer in room

When love goes wrong nothing seems to go right
When love goes right nothing seems to go wrong

Programmed For Pleasure

Performed by:

Leopold Oakes: Vocals, Guitars, Bass, Organ
Simon Schurtenberger: Drums
Sebastian Meyer: Keys, Baritone Guitar, Percussions 

Written by Leopold Oakes, Simon Schurtenberger, and Sebastian Meyer
Recorded by Sebastian Meyer Hagberg Productions 
Mixed by Sebastian Meyer Hagberg Productions 
Mastered by Slade Templeton of Influx Studios (Bern)

“Special Kind of Violence” was recorded March of 2020 in Stavsnäs, Sweden

(11)Pauluskirche

(10)Brave Career Man

(9)The Good Times

(8)The Huntress Obeyed

(7)Old World Sparrow

(6)Abigail Was Always Lost

(5)The Fall Of The Epileptic King

(4)Hands Around Your Neck

(3)Decorated Gladiator

(2)Houston Morphine

(1)Welcome To The 20's

‘The Huntress Obeyed’ is taken from Laddermen’s debut album Special Kind of Violence out 2021 on Waterfall of Colours.

it's the serpent with the longest memory I've seen 
criminal energy was always best for me
where was I when things were beautifully bad
I was half asleep on a strangers couch 
with the cities lights in a burning house

dare, dare you
dare, dare you
how dare, dare you

but you’re more in love with the memories than the person standing in front of you
and that's sad but it's not that bad
you’re more in love with the memories than the person standing in front of you
and that's sad but it's not that bad
 
it is the warmth to the wax
it makes my heart beat too fast 
tried to forget her face
leave me to find my grace
you worked so hard at killing me
you worked so hard at kicking me
you were so large at missing me
you were so good at lining up my dopamine

the white sleigh ride  
the white sleigh ride
the white sleigh ride
the white sleigh ride
the white sleigh ride
the white sleigh ride
the white sleigh ride

it is the warmth to the wax
it makes my heart beat too fast 
tried to forget her face
leave me to find my grace
you worked so hard at killing me
you were so good at lining up my dopamine
my dopamine

The Huntress Obeyed

Laddermen is the 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. Moving effortlessly between bittersweet restlessness and rooted melancholia, Laddermen gains 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.    

On the heels of his debut release, Laddermen played a run of live shows crowned with an appearance at Wave Fest Rotterdam (NL) alongside Post-Punk trailblazers Pink Turns Blue. Special Kind Of Violence defined Laddermen’s undeniable position in the scene as having “articulate urgency” by postpunk.com. 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 new frontier 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 outlaw’s with uncertain tomorrows.

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