Small Leaks Sink Ships

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{{Infobox musical artist

| background = Band

| name = Small Leaks Sink Ships

| origin = Phoenix, Arizona, Arizona

| genre = indie rock, post-rock, Electric

| current_members = London VanRooy
Judd Hancock
Jim Mandel
Ryan Garner

| website = {{Official URL}}

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Small Leaks Sink Ships is an American indie rock band formed in 2006 in Phoenix, Arizona. It is known or its electric musical style and poetic lyrics.{{Citation needed|date=August 2024}}

History

Small Leaks Sink Ships was founded by London VanRooy, Judd Hancock, Ryan Garner and Jim Mandel.{{Cite web |title=bottomofthehill: Small Leaks Sink Ships ~ Small Million ~ Me Like Bees --- 3/6/2024 |url=https://www.bottomofthehill.com/20240306.html |access-date=2024-02-16 |website=www.bottomofthehill.com |archive-date=2024-02-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240216162852/https://www.bottomofthehill.com/20240306.html |url-status=live }} The band released its debut album, Until the World Is Happy: Wake Up You Sleepy Head Sun in 2006, blending indie rock, post-rock and experimental rock. Reviewing it for AllMusic, Stewart Mason described it as a "rather frustrating album . . . the overall feel is that of a modern indie rock version of Abacab-era Genesis: fairly appealing pop songs dressed up with prog rock fripperies that end up making it all sound kind of pretentious."{{Citation |title=Small Leaks Sink Ships – Until the World Is Happy; Wake Up You Sleepyhead Sun Album Reviews, Songs & More {{!}} AllMusic |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/until-the-world-is-happy-wake-up-you-sleepyhead-sun-mw0000579429 |access-date=2024-02-16 |language=en |archive-date=2024-02-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240216162851/https://www.allmusic.com/album/until-the-world-is-happy-wake-up-you-sleepyhead-sun-mw0000579429 |url-status=live }} Small Leaks Sink Ships continued to refine their style with subsequent releases including Oak Street Basement (2011) and Face Yourself and Remove Your Sandals. (2015)

In 2017, the band released a new album, Golden Calf.{{Cite web |last=Hillman |first=Mitchell |date=2017-10-05 |title=Small Leaks Sink Ships: The Birth of "Golden Calf" |url=https://javamagaz.com/small-leaks-sink-ships-birth-golden-calf/ |access-date=2024-02-16 |website=JAVA |language=en-US}} According to reviews, this album marked an evolution in the band's sound, incorporating intricate arrangements, ambient textures and introspective lyrics as well as a new found art pop structure.

Musical style and influence

Small Leaks Sink Ships' sound is characterized by intricate guitar work and dynamic emotive vocals. The bands music often explores themes of self-discovery, introspection and the complexities of human emotions.{{Citation needed|date=August 2024}}

The bands musical influences diverse, ranging from post-rock pioneers like Godspeed and Mogwai to indie rock acts as Modest Mouse and now leaning into more modern sounds such as Young Fathers and Alan Rayman.{{Cite web |date=2023-10-26 |title=Getting To Know... Small Leaks Sink Ships |url=https://www.mysticsons.com/article/getting-know-small-leaks-sink-ships |access-date=2024-02-16 |website=Mystic Sons |language=en}}

Discography

2007: Until the World is Happy; Wake Up You Sleepyhead Sun
2011: Oak Street Basement
2014: Living Room Sessions
2015: Face Yourself and Remove Your Sandals{{Cite web |title=Small Leaks Sink Ships - Face Yourself, And Remove Your Sandals - Rockfreaks.net |url=https://www.rockfreaks.net/albums/7670 |access-date=2024-02-16 |website=www.rockfreaks.net |archive-date=2024-02-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240216162855/https://www.rockfreaks.net/albums/7670 |url-status=live }}
2017: Golden Calf{{Cite web |title=Small Leaks Sink Ships – Golden Calf (album review ) {{!}} Sputnikmusic |url=https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/75551/Small-Leaks-Sink-Ships-Golden-Calf/ |access-date=2024-02-16 |website=www.sputnikmusic.com}}
2018: "Polaroid People" (EP)
2023: Low Tide{{Cite web |title=Low Tide, by Small Leaks Sink Ships |url=https://smallleaks.bandcamp.com/album/low-tide |access-date=2024-02-16 |website=Small Leaks Sink Ships |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Ward |first=Steven |date=2023-11-07 |title=Artists You Should Know: Small Leaks Sink Ships Reemerge on New Album "Low Tide" |url=https://www.grimygoods.com/2023/11/07/artists-you-should-know-small-leaks-sink-ships-new-album-low-tide/ |access-date=2024-02-16 |website=Grimy Goods |language=en-US |archive-date=2024-02-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240216165209/https://www.grimygoods.com/2023/11/07/artists-you-should-know-small-leaks-sink-ships-new-album-low-tide/ |url-status=live }}