Melody and lyrical wisdom drawn from the pages of books amplify the deeply-riven sense of artistic purpose living within the filmic folky-rock of Liverpool’s The Shipbuilders, returning with their latest single, Hills Of Mexico – OUT NOW. Cutting a path of escapism through the mists of the Mersey, as so many of their home city’s esteemed musicians did before them, the whispers of Ernest Hemingway and the weight of history...
Sea mist, the scent of rum and aimless romance all combine into foamy folk-pop wash in the hands of Liverpool’s incandescent, swaying five-piece, The Shipbuilders as they ready the launch of their second album with its first single, Daydreaming – OUT NOW. Evoking in parts the grizzled trad of Lankum and the pirate indie pop of The Coral, the three-minute, two-chord tumble of brass, harmonised choruses and no small regret...
The Shipbuilders exist as a melting pot where the surreal meets the sublime. Since releasing their first EP, 'Something in the Water' in 2016, the band have continuously expanded their sound and scope of influences to create a world where sparkling pop wonders are nestled between Spanish Civil War laments, gypsy arias, and chaotic, shambolic odes to drinking, death and everything in between. All of this is done with added...
The Shipbuilders exist as a melting pot where the surreal meets the sublime. Since releasing their first EP, 'Something in the Water' in 2016, the band have continuously expanded their sound and scope of influences to create a world where sparkling pop wonders are nestled between Spanish Civil War laments, gypsy arias, and chaotic, shambolic odes to drinking, death and everything in between. All of this is done with added...
