2SER Static host Berko speaks to Sydney’s sardonic croon-pop giant Jack Ladder about his new Los Angeles-made album, the smouldering “Separation Rock”.

He tells us how he made the album in a vintage Hollywood studio with crack session musicians, explains how devastating piano ballads became its template, and ponders how he always needs to find a way to laugh at his serious songs.

You can hear Static each week on 2SER, Thursdays at 8pm.