| The Ship | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Brian Eno |
| Cover: | The Ship (Front Cover).png |
| Released: | 29 April 2016 |
| Length: | 47:30 |
| Label: | Warp |
| Producer: | Brian Eno, Peter Chilvers |
| Prev Title: | High Life |
| Prev Year: | 2014 |
| Next Title: | Reflection |
| Next Year: | 2017 |
The Ship is the twenty-sixth solo studio album by Brian Eno, released on 29 April 2016 on Warp Records.[1] Announced on Eno's website on 24 February 2016, it was Eno's first solo album to contain vocals since 2005's Another Day on Earth.[2] The Ship debuted at number 28 on the UK Albums Chart and is the second highest-charting solo album of Eno's solo career (after debut Here Come The Warm Jets.)[3] The album received critical acclaim.
Brian Eno has said the title is a reference to the sinking of Titanic, which he has called "the apex of human technical power, set to be man's greatest triumph over nature".[2] The album was originally conceived as a multi-channel sound installation, when Eno discovered that he could sing in a low C: "As you get older, you know, your voice drops, so you sort of gain a semi-tone at the bottom and lose about six at the top every year. That's what's happened to me. So I've suddenly got this new, low voice I can sing with, and I just started singing with that piece. And, so it was the first time I thought, "Oh, what about making a song that you could walk around inside?".[4]
| Publication | Accolade | Year | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchfork | The 20 Best Experimental Albums of 2016 | 2016 | |||
| The Quietus | Albums of the Year 2016 | 2016 | |||
| Rough Trade | Albums of the Year | 2016 |
Credits are adapted from The Ship liner notes.[5]