Gunship | |
|---|---|
| Origin | United Kingdom |
| Genres | Synthwave |
| Years active | 2014–present |
| Labels | Horsie in the Hedge |
| Members | Alex Westaway Dan Haigh Alex Gingell |
| Website | gunshipmusic |
Gunship is a Britishsynthwave band formed in 2014 byDan Haigh andAlex Westaway; they were later joined by drummer Alex Gingell.[1] The group has released three studio albums under their own label Horsie in the Hedge.[2]
After Westaway and Haigh's other musical act,Fightstar, went on hiatus in 2010, the pair decided to focus on other musical ventures, including forming Gunship, eventually joined by Gingell. Their debut release, self-titledGunship, was released in 2015 to positive reviews. Their follow up,Dark All Day, was released on 5 October 2018.[3]
In 2019, Gunship appeared in the documentary filmThe Rise of the Synths, which explored the origins and growth of the Synthwave genre. Westaway, Haigh and Gingell appeared alongside various other composers from the scene, includingJohn Carpenter, who also starred in and narrated the film.[4]
In May 2021, tattoo artist and modelKat Von D collaborated with Haigh on her debut album,Love Made Me Do It.[5]
On 10 July 2023 the band announced their third studio album titledUnicorn. The album was released on 29 September 2023.[6] The artwork for this album was created by artist and director Maciej Kuciara.[7]
As well as more traditional music videos, Gunship have experimented with a range of artistic approaches, including stop-motion, claymation, 8-bit, and AI-generated (among others). Often these videos include influences from, or elements of, video games and 80s culture.[8]
Gunship has a large collection of synthesizers, including theRoland Juno-106,Dave Smith Instruments Prophet 12 and Prophet 6,Moog Minimoog, Mother 32, and variousOberheim units.[9]
Gunship have tended to collaborate with the same artists on multiple occasions. Some of their most frequent and well-known collaborators are listed below:
Album Collaborator | 2015 | 2018 | 2023 | N/a | N/a |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GUNSHIP | Dark All Day | Unicorn | Non-album Tracks | Remixes | |
| Britta Phillips |  | ||||
| Charlie Simpson | | | |||
| Carpenter Brut | | | | ||
| Dance with the Dead | | ||||
| Dave Lombardo | | | |||
| Gavin Rossdale | | ||||
| Health (band) | | ||||
| Indiana | | ||||
| John Carpenter | | | |||
| Kat von D | | | |||
| Lazerhawk | | ||||
| Lights | | ||||
| Lionface | | ||||
| Lou Hayter | | ||||
| Martin Grech | | ||||
| Metrik | | ||||
| Miami Nights 1984 | | | |||
| Milkie Way | | ||||
| Power Glove | | | |||
| Richard K. Morgan | | ||||
| SIERRA VEINS (fka SIERRA) | | ||||
| Stella Le Page[10] | | | | ||
| Thomas McRocklin | | ||||
| Tim Cappello | | | | | |
| Tyler Bates | | | |||
| Una Healy | | ||||
| Wil Wheaton | |
Studio albums
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [11] | UK Dance [11] | UK Indie [11] | FIN [12] | GER [13] | SCO [11][14] | US [15] | US Dance [16] | US Heat [17] | US Indie [18] | ||
| Gunship | 2015 | — | 30[19] | 40[20] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dark All Day | 2018 | 34 | 1[21] | 6[22] | — | — | 19 | 184 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| Unicorn | 2023 | 26 | — | — | 49 | 36 | 16 | — | — | — | — |
Non-album collaborations
Additional releases
Gunship have remixed the following tracks for other artists:
The following artists have remixed Gunship songs:
