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“This Ladder Is Ours” by Joy Formidable
From the album Wolf’s Law (2013)
“This Ladder Is Ours” by Joy Formidable appears on 5 radio countdowns from 5 stations between 2012 and 2013. It was first released in 2013 on the album Wolf’s Law. Its best result is #28 on the 96.5 The Buzz Top 96 Songs of 2012. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #110 alternative song of 2012.
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"This Ladder Is Ours" belongs to Wolf's Law, the second album from Welsh alt-rockers the Joy Formidable, and it's a homemade job at heart: Ritzy Bryan and Rhydian Dafydd are the credited writers, the band produced it themselves, and Andy Wallace mixed it for release on Atlantic.
Its video arrived on 8 November 2012, ahead of the album's 2013 release, and director Greg Jardin wanted the clip to behave like the song and the band do, aggressive and ethereal at once. He took the band's recurring wilderness imagery as his cue and staged the Joy Formidable playing in the middle of an elemental war between people and nature, which is where the dust storm came from.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 53 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 2012 | 91 |
| 2012 | 28 | 96.5 The Buzz Kansas City, MO-KS | 96.5 The Buzz Top 96 Songs of 2012 | 96 |
| 2012 | 95 | 99 Rock Lebanon-Hanover-White River Junction, NH-VT | 99Rock WFRD Top 99 of 2012 | 99 |
| 2012 | 84 | 97X Tampa-St. Petersburg, FL | 97X Top 97 Songs of 2012 | 97 |
| 2013 | 91 | The Buzz Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY / Montreal, QC | The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2013 | 99 |
Also listed as: The Ladder Is Ours.
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