Ships (Irish band) explained

Ships
Origin:	Dublin
Years Active:	–present
Associated Acts:	Lasertom, Wounded Healer
Website:	Facebook page
Current Members:	Simon Cullen Sorca McGrath

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

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]

External links

• Ships on Bandcamp

Notes and References

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