Tall Ships (band)

Tall Ships are an experimental band from Brighton, UK, originally from Falmouth, Cornwall. The band have released two EPs and their debut album Everything Touching was released through Big Scary Monster Records in October 2012. The band are currently writing their second album.

Biography

The group formed whilst at University in Falmouth, and Ric Phethean (guitar, keys and vocals), bassist Matt Parker (bass, keys and vocals) and drummer Jamie Bush (drums) in 2009. They have recently added producer James Elliot Field, formerly of Tubelord, to their live show. They released their self-titled EP on Big Scary Monster Records in early 2010, with their second EP ‘There is Nothing But Chemistry Here’ being released in October 2010 on Big Scary Monsters and Blood and Biscuits. The band have received notable airplay from Huw Stevens and Zane Lowe at the BBC, headlining the BBC Introducing Stage at the Reading and Leeds Festivals in 2012. Their debut album, Everything Touching, was released on 8 October 2012 on Blood and Biscuits through Big Scary Monsters.

Band members

Current members

• Ric Phethean - vocals, guitar, keyboards, electronics
• Matt Parker - bass guitar, backing vocals, keyboards
• Jamie Bush - drums

Touring members

• James Elliot Field - keyboards, electronics

Discography

Albums

• Everything Touching (Big Scary Monsters, 8 October 2012)

EPs and singles

• Will to Life (Too Pure, 2015)
• T=0 (Big Scary Monsters, 2012)
• Gallop (Big Scary Monsters, 2012)
• Hit The Floor (Big Scary Monsters, 2011)
• Plate Tectonics (Big Scary Monsters, 2011)
• There is Nothing But Chemistry Here - EP (Big Scary Monsters, October 2010)
• Tall Ships - EP (Big Scary Monsters, February 2010)

References

• http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/6a34b155-79c0-4817-9f5b-292606e9453f
• http://www.discogs.com/artist/Tall+Ships
• https://itunes.apple.com/gb/artist/tall-ships/id302853079

External links

• Official website