Ever had the feeling your device might be listening to every word? 🤔

Our new single “Take My Money” is now yours... 🎶

Discover it here: https://vibe.to/take-my-money

Songwriting: Will Carpenter & Art Andranikyan
Production: Will Carpenter & Dan Sadin
Mixing: Will Carpenter
Mastering: John Greenham
Artwork: Jody Talmadge
Special Thanks: Michael Brauer, Fernando Reyes & Morgan Taylor Reid

Take My Money

Take My Money by Ships Have Sailed

The universe has been hurling lemons lately…what kind of lemonade are you making? 🍋

The video for this song (https://youtu.be/IUP4ym35wLE) was a reaction to a serious curveball that cancelled our entire tour early last year.  We decided to take that opportunity to pivot and create...the song and the video are all the more special to us because of the circumstances surrounding them, and we truly hope you enjoy. 🍁

Discover the new single: https://vibe.to/love-in-october

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Song Credits:

Written By: William H Carpenter, Dan Sadin & Arthur Arman Andranikyan
Produced By: Will Carpenter & Dan Sadin
Mixed By: Will Carpenter
Mastered By: John Greenham
Drums Recorded At: WAX LTD
Drums Engineered By: Redah Haddioui

Love In October

How do we let go? How do we grieve? How do we carry on? 🥀

From our experience, these can be some of the most difficult answers to find...and if you've ever had to answer them, our new single is for you. 💔

"Broken Hearts" is out now! ✨ This song took a journey of its own in a way we never expected. Thank you to everyone who heard the song on 'BULL' (CBS) and has been asking us to release it - you really pushed us to just go for it and it's so exciting to know there are so many of you who already love the song!

Discover our new single now: https://vibe.to/broken-hearts

----- Credits -----

Written By: Will Carpenter & Dan Sadin
Produced By: Will Carpenter & Dan Sadin
Mixed By: Fernando Reyes
Mastered By: John Greenham
Mastering Assistant: Tess Greenham
Cover Art: Jody Talmadge

Broken Hearts

Broken Hearts by Ships Have Sailed

Why do we want more? 🤔

As humans, we have a tendency to look up...look to the future, to the next rung on the ladder...to imagine how much 'more' we can get out of our lives, the world, the universe.  It's the reason we're able to accomplish such incredible things, but it can also be our downfall...when is 'more' too much?

This song is an exploration of that question.  It is also the final single before the release of our NEW ALBUM 'Ages', which will be yours one month from today (March 24th) ... we're so excited for you to hear this single, and also the entire album, which might be the best thing we've ever created.

You can pre-order physical CDs and Vinyl of 'Ages' as well as limited edition merch here: https://www.shipshavesailed.com/store

...and please let us know how you feel about 'More'... 👇

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Song Credits:

Written By: William H Carpenter, Kelsey Mira Duennes, Arthur Arman Andranikyan
Produced By: Will Carpenter & Dan Sadin
Additional Production By: Kyle C Moore
Mixed By: Will Carpenter
Mastered By: Mike Vincent Mastrangelo
Artwork By: Jody Talmadge

Video Credits:

Shot and Edited By: Anthony Duty & Alex Soto for Gentle Giant Digital

More

"More" by Ships Have Sailed

Better Off

Wanna take a journey?

Listen: https://vibe.to/edge-of-an-ocean

Last year a song came to me out of nowhere.  It was whimsical and sweet, but also deep and thought provoking - I thought I knew why it found me when it did - turns out I was wrong.

A couple weeks after that, my wife and I found out we were expecting our first child, and the song began to make a lot more sense.  

As I was producing "Edge Of An Ocean", I mentioned to my wife that I thought it might be fun to capture our journey...just home video style on our iPhones...and edit it together into a music video for the song.  I thought for sure she'd be shy about the idea, but she loved it and I am so grateful - we now have this beautiful piece of our personal history, married to the song that essentially was a premonition to our daughter's conception, and I'm so excited to be sharing it with you.

Creating this song and the video that accompanies it has truly been a labor of love.  I always create music from a deeply personal place, but this one is just a little bit more special because all of us are a part of it...and now you are as well.

Thank you for listening. 🖤

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Song Credits:

Written By: William H Carpenter
Produced By: Will Carpenter
Mixed By: Will Carpenter
Mastered By: Mike Vincent Mastrangelo

Edge Of An Ocean

Will you make some noise with us?

Listen: https://vibe.to/get-loud

This is a collaboration with our dear friend  @abbyposner  - a rallying cry to the many whose rights are being stripped away by the few and the privileged.

We live in polarizing times...and while polarization and socio-political unrest can be uncomfortable, it can also lead to incredible art and incredible opportunities for growth and change.

Over the past several years, more and more we are seeing the need to rise up and fight for our rights, which is ironic given that our society (in theory) is more 'advanced' than it ever has been.

However, we believe that human rights should not be a polarizing issue, that progress should move forward, not backwards, and we're here to get loud about it...won't you join us?

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Song Credits:

Written By: Abby Posner and William H Carpenter
Produced By: Abby Posner and Will Carpenter
Mixed By: Will Carpenter
Mastered By: Dave Locke

Get Loud ft. Abby Posner

If you disappeared tomorrow, who would come looking for you? 😶‍🌫️

Discover the new single: https://vibe.to/disappear

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Song Credits:

Written By: William H Carpenter and Daniel Schnair
Produced By: Will Carpenter and Dan Sadin
Mixed By: Fernando Reyes
Mastered By: John Greenham
Artwork By: Jody Talmadge

Video Credits:

Directed and Shot By: Will Carpenter and Celeste Tauchar
Edited By: Dave Rubie

"Disappear" by Ships Have Sailed

I'm personally a huge fan of re-imagination. ✨

Whether it's an inventive cover version of an old favorite, or a remix of something current, a good re-imagination of a song can put it in an entirely new perspective.

Thrilled to announce the Lucien Francis remix of our song "Disappear" - Lucien is a dear friend, an extremely talented producer and it was an honor to be able to dive into this collaboration with him.

We hope you enjoy the result.

Listen here: https://vibe.to/disappear-lucien-francis-remix

Disappear (Lucien Francis Remix)

Have you ever gotten lost?

Listen: https://vibe.to/find-my-way

"Find My Way" is a story of profound love, profound loss, and the journey of finding yourself again. Despite that, this song isn't a sad one - it's a note of gratitude for the moments we do have and the memories that are created from our time here on earth, the people we get to know while we're here and the relationships that grow more and more special with every moment.

Written in part as a tribute for a dear friend, we hope this song means as much to you as it does to us.

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Song Credits:

Written by: William H Carpenter
Produced by: Will Carpenter and Dan Sadin
Mixed by: Fernando Reyes
Mastered by: John Greenham
Artwork by: Jody Talmadge

"Find My Way" by Ships Have Sailed

Beautiful re-imagination of our song "Broken Hearts" courtesy of NU_HAVEN. 🖤🥀

https://vibe.to/broken-hearts_remix_nuhaven

Broken Hearts (NU_HAVEN Remix) by Ships Have Sailed

Ever been in a relationship so toxic it made you start to doubt yourself? 😶‍🌫️

Discover the new single: https://vibe.to/walking-into-walls

Our relationships with humans can be as habit forming as our relationships with mind altering substances, exercise, daily routines, and not always in a positive way.

As much as we can grow to love things, rely on them, miss them when they're no longer there, it's equally important to be able to recognize when they aren't serving you anymore and be comfortable letting them go - understanding that, for a time, we will feel lost when we do.

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Song Credits: 

Written by: William H Carpenter & Bill O'Hanlon
Produced by: Will Carpenter
Mixed by: Will Carpenter
Mastered by: John Greenham

Walking Into Walls by Ships Have Sailed

How often do you find yourself reflecting? 🤔

New Mini EP "Reflections": https://vibe.to/reflections

I personally love pondering the unknown...and we humans know much less about our universe than we'd like to think we do - there's so much mystery out there, including us, our purpose, our rippling impact on everything we touch.

Consider that, from a certain perspective, we're just like molecules, bouncing off each other, directed by momentum, chance, perhaps fate? We impact everything and everyone we encounter and sometimes, just sometimes, we stick and form a lasting bond...a true connection. 

We are separate, but we are one, weaving a web of connective fabric throughout our universe and our lives...just like the celestial beings that make up our vast universe.

What's your perspective? ✨

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Song Credits: 

Written by: William H Carpenter & Naimah Muhammad
Produced by: Will Carpenter
Mixed by: Fernando Reyes
Mastered by: Idania Valencia for Sterling Sound
Cover Photo by: Andy Ryan
Typography by: Jody Talmadge

"Reflections" by Ships Have Sailed

Download on iTunes

"IF ONLY" by Ships Have Sailed

"SUMMERTIME" by Ships Have Sailed

Have you ever been in love? Is it the best...or the worst?

New Mini-EP "Invisible Ink": https://vibe.to/invisible-ink

"Invisible Ink" leans into the worst parts of love: betrayal, indifference, imbalance, loss and heartbreak. Somehow, there is as much beauty in all these things as there can be pain, and this song shines the light on that beauty.

Written By: William H Carpenter, Anita Majumdar and Bill O'Hanlon
Produced By: Will Carpenter
Mixed By: Fernando Reyes (Original & Dreamy Mix) and Will Carpenter (Stripped)
Mastered By: John Greenham

Invisible Ink (Dreamy Mix)

Invisible Ink

Invisible Ink (Stripped)

"DRIVE" by Ships Have Sailed

'Out of Time' off the 'Re: MIX' EP - Dance Remix created by Goatmilk. The original version of 'Out of Time' was released as part of the full-length album 'Moodswings'.

Download the 'Re: MIX' EP: http://smarturl.it/SHSReMIX?IQid=scrmep
Download 'Moodswings': smarturl.it/SHSmoodswings?IQid=scrmep

Goatmilk on SoundCloud: @200backflips

Pre-Order

Out of Time (Goatmilk Remix) by Ships Have Sailed

'If Only' off the 'Re: MIX' EP - Dance Remix created by Mike Vincent. The original version of 'If Only' was released as part of the full-length album 'Moodswings'.

Download the 'Re: MIX' EP: http://smarturl.it/SHSReMIX?IQid=iorp
Download 'Moodswings': smarturl.it/SHSmoodswings?IQid=scrmep

Mike Vincent on SoundCloud: @mikevincent

If Only (Mike Vincent Remix)by Ships Have Sailed

'Drive' off the 'Re: MIX' EP - Remix created by Dimond Saints. The original version of 'Drive' was released as part of the full-length album 'Moodswings'.

Download the 'Re: MIX' EP: http://smarturl.it/SHSReMIX?IQid=drp
Download 'Moodswings': smarturl.it/SHSmoodswings?IQid=scrmep

Dimond Saints on SoundCloud: @dimondsaints

Drive (Dimond Saints Remix) by Ships Have Sailed

The new EP from Ships Have Sailed, 'Whispers' contains two brand new songs in addition to stripped and reimagined versions of three others from their previously released albums 'Moodswings' and 'Someday'.

'Out of Time (Stripped)' by 'Ships Have Sailed'

The new single 'Up' - as premiered on Paste Magazine: http://found.ee/SHSUp_PastePremiere

Buy on iTunes: http://found.ee/SHSUp

Lyrics:

I'm not as innocent as I used to be...and I probably care too much what you think of me...and it takes too much wine to put my mind at ease...I know...I know. 

But what if the whole wide world was looking up to me? Hanging on every word of my philosophy...could I spend all my life trying to set them free? I don't know...don't know. 

So call out your message your words, maybe you'll get to be heard, maybe get what you deserve. 
Maybe this life ain't enough, maybe we're down on our luck, I know we'll never give up! 

All I know is we gotta stand up... 
Up up, up up... Up up, up up... Up up, up up... 

They say a blissful life is a fantasy. And we see far more strife than we see empathy. But we know there's more to life than just you and me...we know, yea we know. 

Drawing your line in the dirt, fighting your way through the hurt, maybe you'll prove what you're worth... 
Maybe this life ain't enough, maybe I'm calling your bluff, maybe we all just need love... 

All I know is we gotta stand up...
Up up, up up... Up up, up up... Up up, up up... 

Oooh… Ahhh… 
Searching the skies up above, looking for answers because, maybe we all just need love…

All I know is we gotta stand up...
Up up, up up... Up up, up up... Up up, up up...

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"UP" by Ships Have Sailed

Discover "Let's Just Dance", a brand new single from Ships Have Sailed!

Download the new single: http://found.ee/SHSLetsJustDance

/ / / Song Credits / / /

Written By: Will Carpenter, Robert Gillies, Art Andranikyan
Produced By: Wally Gagel and Will Carpenter
Additional Engineering / Vocal Production: Redah Haddioui
Recorded At: WAX LTD
Mastered By: Mauricio Iragorri and Steven Baughman for Next Level Mastering

Let's Just Dance

Written by: Will Carpenter & Art Andranikyan
Produced by: Will Carpenter
Mixed by: Will Carpenter
Mastered by: Mauricio Iragorri & Steven Baughman for Next Level Mastering
Acoustic Guitar Performed by: Steve Stout
Additional Production by: Kyle Moore

Lyrics:

This skin: the only armor I had but it let you in.
Now each scar has a secret to sing, like all those yesterdays, wide eyed, thrown away, crawling, and I keep falling down.

This sin: like a mantle enfolds all my suffering.
Feel the claws of the demons dig in, and no amount of numb makes their voices dumb, they're calling and, I can't stop them now.

It may be thin, but I love it, feel the pain, rise above it.
We don't have to wound each other, you're my sister I'm your brother.
Open heart, open eyes let them in...this skin so thin.

These days, where’s the honor in all of the wars we wage?
Why do we long for the peace of our graves?
Just raise our minds above all the ash and dust and we might find...our way back to love.

It may be thin, but I love it, feel the pain, rise above it.
We don't have to lose each other, you're my sister I'm your brother.
Open heart, open eyes let them in...this skin so thin.

Ships Have Sailed - 'SKIN'

From the ashes we find strength, hope, determination and catharsis...how will you rise?

The new single 'Rise' is yours...discover it everywhere below...

iTunes: https://found.ee/SHSRise_iTunes
Spotify: https://found.ee/SHSRise_Spotify
Google: https://found.ee/SHSRise_GooglePlay
Amazon: https://found.ee/SHSRise_Amazon
Apple: https://found.ee/SHSRise_Apple
Tidal: https://found.ee/SHSRise_Tidal

Song Credits:

Written By: Will Carpenter and Kelsey Mira
Produced By: Will Carpenter
Mixed By: Will Carpenter
Mastered By: Mike Vincent
Cover Art By: Jody Renée Talmadge

Special thanks to Morgan Taylor Reid for his advice during the mixing stages of this one...it was a beast, and he was invaluable in helping me to tame it...

Huge thanks to everyone who helped make this song what it is...it wouldn't be the same without you!

"Rise" by Ships Have Sailed

Midnight

Here's your little pick-me-up!

Song Credits:

Written By: William H. Carpenter & Arthur Arman Andranikyan
Produced By: Will Carpenter
Cover Art By: Jody Talmadge

Lyrics:

Livin’ like there’s no tomorrow,
I had a dream and then I chased it,
But if I could I’d do it over,
For all the sweetness that I’ve tasted.

But sometimes livin' don’t come easy,
It’s like you’re walking underwater,
One day you’re feeling like you’re close to the top, yeah...
And then you wake up at the bottom.

So pick me up I’m feeling low (oh),
I’m so afraid of letting go,
So pick me up again I’m feeling so low,
I’m just trying to live my life with no regret,
Trying to get to the top but I’m not there yet,
So baby can you pick me up again?

Meet me at the stroke of midnight?
Let’s find a fantasy and fake it...
So we’ll remember all the good and the bad times,
A memory is never wasted...

So pick me up I’m feeling low (oh),
I’m so afraid of letting go,
So pick me up again I’m feeling so low,
I’m just trying to live my life with no regret,
Trying to get to the top but I’m not there yet,
So baby can you pick me up again?

'Low' by Ships Have Sailed

Have you ever kept a secret?

The new single 'Breathe' is yours...discover it everywhere below...

iTunes: https://found.ee/SHSBreathe_iTunes
Spotify: https://found.ee/SHSBreathe_Spotify
Amazon: https://found.ee/SHSBreathe_Amazon
Apple: https://found.ee/SHSBreathe_Apple
Tidal: https://found.ee/SHSBreathe_Tidal

Song Credits:

Written By: Will Carpenter, Kelsey Mira and Art Andranikyan
Produced By: Will Carpenter
Mixed By: Will Carpenter
Mastered By: Mike Vincent
Cover Art By: Jody Renée Talmadge

Huge thanks to everyone who helped make this song what it is...it wouldn't be the same without you!

Breathe

'Breathe' by Ships Have Sailed

Our new album 'Ages' is yours...discover it below.

https://vibe.to/ages
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"Invisible Ink": https://vibe.to/invisible-ink
"Reflections": https://vibe.to/reflections
"Walking Into Walls": https://vibe.to/walking-into-walls
"Find My Way": https://vibe.to/find-my-way
"Every Little Bird": https://vibe.to/every-little-bird
"Disappear": https://vibe.to/disappear
"Get Loud" ft. Abby Posner: https://vibe.to/get-loud
"Edge Of An Ocean": https://vibe.to/edge-of-an-ocean
"Silence": https://vibe.to/silence
"Creep": https://vibe.to/creep
"More": https://vibe.to/more
"Broken Hearts": https://vibe.to/broken-hearts
"Broken Hearts (Stripped)": https://vibe.to/broken-hearts-stripped
"Faithless": https://vibe.to/faithless
"Love In October": https://vibe.to/love-in-october
"Take My Money": https://vibe.to/take-my-money
"Breathe": https://vibe.to/breathe-by-ships-have-sailed
"Low": https://found.ee/SHSLow
"Rise": https://found.ee/SHSRise
"Skin": https://found.ee/SHSSkin_MultiStore
"Stay": http://found.ee/SHSStay_MultiStore
"Stay (Stripped)": http://found.ee/SHSStay_Stripped_MultiStore
"Escape": http://found.ee/DiscoverEscape
"Let's Just Dance": http://found.ee/SHSLetsJustDance
'Up': http://found.ee/SHSUp
'Whispers': http://smarturl.it/SHSWhispers?IQid=soundcloud
'Moodswings': http://smarturl.it/SHSmoodswings?IQid=soundcloud

Ships Have Sailed is the brainchild of vocalist/guitarist Will Carpenter. The band materialized after a hesitant decision to individually focus on new music. The process was initially daunting but the risk proved to be invigorating and refreshing. The music became uplifting and buoyant. The lyrics revealed a thoughtful and conscientious perspective. And the sound evolved into sincere indie rock with an unabashed pop structure. After sharing it with fellow musicians, Carpenter recruited a lineup that now permanently includes drummer Art Andranikyan.

Carpenter describes the band's moniker not as a pessimistic reference to the renowned idiom "that ship has sailed," but instead a fresh, positive perspective on the unexpected outcomes of unforeseen circumstances. It's an adage that can be applied to his own life of growing up in poverty in rural Vermont and being kicked out of his home as a teenager. And it’s from these challenging experiences that Carpenter often reflects on to draw introspective inspiration.

With Carpenter acting as main producer in his home studio, Ships Have Sailed has recorded and released a diverse collection of albums, EPs, and singles that consistently evoke an unrestrained cathartic desire to be heard and enjoyed. Either through crescendoing ballads or indie rock alacrity, their music always captures a uniform sense of sanguine sensibility. And by combining an ardent work ethic with an impressive range, the band has maintained a well-earned buzz that has led to international tours, impressive industry showcases, and awards honoring their independence. They’ve had several songs spend weeks in the top five on listener-voted KROQ Locals Only (“Escape,” “Stay,” and “Take My Money" all reached number one). And most recently, the band received significant exposure after their cinematic single “Broken Hearts” was placed in an episode of CBS’s legal drama Bull and their subsequent single "Silence" was featured in the season 19 finale of Grey's Anatomy (ABC).

Contact: info@shipshavesailed.com

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