Ships (Irish band)

Ships
Origin	Dublin
Genres	synth-pop disco electropop
Years active	2011 (2011)–present
Members	Simon Cullen Sorca McGrath
Website	Facebook page

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]

References

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.
2. "Precession, by Ships". SHIPS.
3. Bruton, Louise. "Ships: A journey of 1980s synths and dreamy vocals". The Irish Times.
4. "Simon Cullen - MPhil in Music and Media Technology - Trinity College Dublin". www.tcd.ie.
5. "Joining the Precession: Ships". 10 May 2017.
6. "Here's one of my songs of the year: Ships – 'All Will Be'". 23 March 2017.
7. "Ships".
8. "Ships' Simon Cullen returns to his Lasertom disco project with a new EP next week; hear 'Super Saor'". 22 March 2018.
9. "Ships win the Choice Music Prize for Irish album of the year 2017". 9 March 2018.
10. "Loved-up couple Sorca McGrath and Simon Cullen, aka Ships, on how they used crowdfunding to finance their debut album". Independent.ie.
11. "Ships on Breaking Tunes". breakingtunes.com.

External links

• Ships on Bandcamp