Three years after the acclaimed Hurtsville and a move from the inner city of Sydney to the Blue Mountains, Jack Ladder returns with his new album Playmates. The album is produced by Kim Moyes of the Presets, and mixed by David Wrench (Jungle, FKA Twigs, Caribou, Seekae). The Dreamlanders (Kirin J. Callinan, Laurence Pike, Donny Benet) reunite to play on the record, with Sharon Van Etten contributing vocals on two tracks. Playmates will be Jack Ladder's fourth album, and the first on his own label, Self Portrait.