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Their self-titled debut was released in 2015, with follow-up Dark All Day coming three years later.
Movies in the 80s just had this magic to them, says Haigh.
It was all about the power of your own ideas and connecting with people over raw imagination.
That was the driving force behind Gunship.
Doom and gloom
This week they release their long-awaited third album Unicorn.
The whole project is about making things that we really love, but cant find elsewhere, says Haigh.
Its an extension of what weve done previously, but it also includes other things we loved growing up.
Sleek goth-banger DooM Dance pays homage to the bands long love of first-person shooters.
Both Haigh and Gingell got into level-modding throughDoomand the band regularly hostsQuakematches on their Discord.
Elsewhere, the visuals for Taste Like Venom are heavily inspired by Segas iconic 1986 arcade gameOutRun.
Playing it on the Amiga 500 blew my mind as a kid, says Haigh.
We dip into nostalgia a little more with the visuals, adds Westaway.
Still, Unicorn is more than 80s nostalgia.
We definitely dont want to retread old ground, adds Gingell.
The eclectic range of collaborators only added to Unicorns expansive sonic palate.
Working with other artists supercharges the fun of creativity, explains Haigh.
A virtual reality
It all feeds into Gunships tagline for Unicorn; Imagination Is A Weapon.
It felt bleak and it was clear that things were, and still are, unstable.
Its our way of championing imagination and creativity.
But theyre also looking beyond that.
Wed absolutely love to make a game, says Haigh.
The band members have a shared document about game design thats starting to get quite deep now.
Theres a lot of different ideas in there, he continues.
Im 99 percent sure it will happen, Its just a question of what and when.
So what would a Gunship game involve?
We make short films, music, and games to satisfy a creative itch and explore new ideas.
