Hurtsville - Jack Ladder album review

 

Solo Artist: Jack Ladder

Album: Hurtsville

Band Origins: Sydney Australia

Band website: http://www.myspace.com/jackladder

Review submitted by The Den 20th June 2011

Rating: (*** 2.5 stars)

Jack Ladder's third release , the follow up to the fine "Love Is Gone" see our boy channeling Nick Cave to a far greater degree than his previous efforts. Not that there is anything wrong with that if done well and he finds a Nick Cave Zone somewhere between Grinderman 2010 and Bad Seeds 2005.
 
This record has a commercial base that does not offend , but conversely does not have the creative edge that made "Love Is Gone"
one of the best Australian albums of 2008.A slightly disappointing follow up and while pretty good, I would suggest anyone showing interest in Jack should definitely search out his 2008 gem for comparison.
 
Final Word: Close but no cigar.

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