Ghost Ship (band)

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Ghost Ship
Origin Seattle, Washington, U.S. [1]
Genres Christian rock, contemporary worship music, folk rock
Years active2009 (2009)–present
Labels BEC, Mars Hill Music
MembersCam Huxford,
Shay Carlucci,
Chae Choi,
Jamison Dewlen,
Doug Finefrock,
Website facebook.com/ghostshipmusic

Ghost Ship is a contemporary worship music band from Seattle, Washington, United States. In 2013, the band released the critically acclaimed and commercially successful album entitled The Good King .

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Background

In 2009, Ghost Ship formed at Mars Hill Church's Downtown Seattle campus in Seattle, Washington. They were one of the worship bands at the church, alongside Ivan & Alyosha, Elysium, and Thunderoso.

Music

In 2013, the band was signed to BEC Recordings, when the partnership with Mars Hill Music took place. [2]

A River with No End EP

On November 15, 2011, the EP with Mars Hill Music was released, which was the first EP by the band, but it never charted. [3] [4]

The Good King

On June 11, 2013, Ghost Ship released The Good King on BEC Recordings in association with Mars Hill Music. [5] [6] [7] The Good King charted at No. 28 and No. 22 on the Top Christian Albums and the Top Heatseekers Albums charts respectively, for the Billboard charting week of June 29, 2013. [8] [9] [10] The album garnered critical acclaim by music critics, which gave only one mixed review.

Costly

Their second studio album, Costly , was released on August 28, 2015, by BEC Recordings.

To the End

Their third studio album, To the End , was released on August 9, 2019, by BEC Recordings. The songs were written over a four year period of brokenness and healing, with each song accessing a different snapshot of God speaking into despair and providing hope. [11]

Members

Current
Past

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions
TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
US
Christ
US
Heat
The Good King 28 [8] [10] 22 [9] [10]

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References

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