Effective period / Period of releases: 2010

Members: Nick Stutsman, Jack Senff, Dwayne Robinson, Michael Gerstein

Merchant Ships was an American post-hardcore, screamo, midwest emo band from South Bend, Indiana. Merchant Ships began in July 2008 with the release of a demo titled LOL Cats demo. Their first proper release was an EP titled I Want To Forget About Everything Bad That Ever Happened, Ever via Antietam Records. In 2010, Merchant Ships signed with Count Your Lucky Stars Records and released their second EP (first on the label) titled For Cameron. In July 2010, Merchant Ships broke up, releasing their full discography for free via their Myspace page. The band was featured in Funeral Sounds article titled "Five Emo One-Release Wonders". They were planning a reunion in 2016 to play a show to support an ACLU but they couldn't do that.

Discography
EPs
LOL Cats Demo (2008, self released)
I Want To Forget About Everything That Ever Happened, Ever (2008, self released)
Bummer Times Demo (2009, self released)
For Cameron (2010, Count Your Lucky Stars Records)
Compilations
Shipsography (2010, self-released)

Band members
Jack Senff (vocals)
Nick Stutsman (guitar)
Michael Gerstein (bass)
Dwayne Robinson (drums)

2008-2010