Ships_(Irish_band)

Ships (Irish band)

Ships (Irish band)

Irish synth-pop-disco duo

Ships are an Irish synth-pop-disco duo based in Dublin.[1][2] They won the Choice Music Prize in 2017.[3]

Quick Facts Origin, Genres ...

Career

Ships are composed of real-life couple Simon Cullen and Sorca McGrath. Cullen graduated from Trinity College, Dublin in 2004 with an M.Phil. in Music and Media Technology.[4] McGrath has been making music since her early teens, citing Kim Deal and Prince as inspirations, and was in the band Wounded Healer.[5] They formed Ships in 2011, the name being a reference to relationships, friendships, scholarships etc.[6]

Their debut album Precession, self-released via Irish crowdsourcing site Fundit, won the Choice Music Prize in 2017.[7][8][9][10]

Discography

Albums
  • Precession (2017)
Singles
  • "You're Gonna Feel It" (2012)
  • "Space Inside"[11]

References

  1. [1]
    AM, Luke Byrne-22 September 2018 02:30. "'We can't afford to rent in city' - musicians in plea for housing help". Herald.ie.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. [2]
    "Precession, by Ships". SHIPS.
  3. [3]
    Bruton, Louise. "Ships: A journey of 1980s synths and dreamy vocals". The Irish Times.
  4. [4]
    "Simon Cullen - MPhil in Music and Media Technology - Trinity College Dublin". www.tcd.ie.
  5. [5]
    "Joining the Precession: Ships". 10 May 2017.
  6. [6]
    "Here's one of my songs of the year: Ships – 'All Will Be'". 23 March 2017.
  7. [7]
    "Ships".
  8. [8]
    "Ships' Simon Cullen returns to his Lasertom disco project with a new EP next week; hear 'Super Saor'". 22 March 2018.
  9. [9]
    "Ships win the Choice Music Prize for Irish album of the year 2017". 9 March 2018.
  10. [10]
    "Loved-up couple Sorca McGrath and Simon Cullen, aka Ships, on how they used crowdfunding to finance their debut album". Independent.ie.
  11. [11]
    "Ships on Breaking Tunes". breakingtunes.com.
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