Bringing to life a level of poignance and emotional depth with a voice that pierces through all the walls you can try to set up, Chris Wenner’s ‘The Ladder’ is as beautiful and touching a piece of folk pop you’re going to come across. Built on a simple handcrafted acoustic melody but driven with a powerful and dominant vocal performance, the listener is taken on a journey from a quiet and thoughtful introduction over happy beats to the conclusion: “And then I wish I’d never kissed her – and then I wish I wouldn’t miss her.” It has you recalling and reminiscing on experiences of love and heartbreak, the highs and the crushing low that you wish you never had to feel.
But ‘The Ladder’ to me feels more about the duality of it all and understanding that a relationship is bound to have this rollercoaster to it.