UNICORN

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And while that’s more on those loud, isolated voices who’ll spend their time screaming at the defence of an act they have no more personal stake in than said act themselves, you have to believe that Gunship are aware of that.

Unicorn is quite the accomplishment in scope, guests, atmosphere, sex appeal, and general badassery.Two years later we made the move to our present address, 35 The Headrow, where we have remained ever since. Neon laser light cuts through the deepest darkness on this contemplation of Imagination and how it may be our most important resource. It features Wargasm ’s Milkie Way, who trades vocal lines with Alex Westaway throughout to electrifying effect. Named after the international icon of fantasy and imagination, UNICORN is emblazoned with the tagline “Imagination Is A Weapon”. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average.

Rather than look over a barren wasteland of the future this is an anthem of survival and perseverance that is impossible not to sing along with. It makes a strong start with ‘Monster In Paradise’, a cinematic sprawl of pounding 80s pop beats and melodies. At over an hour, Gunship are asking for a lot of your time with Unicorn , especially when its second half is truly trounced by its exemplary first half. Given the slight changes in approach between their last two records I wondered if we’d hear a shift into a new direction but instead what I felt like what was happening was a slight fusion of what their two previous LPs offered and a healthy dash of sexy was added in. While in some cases this could be seen as a negative thing, for Unicorn and GUNSHIP in general this certainly works.GUNSHIP is an entity that has, since the first moment that I heard them, continually captured my imagination through their songs, aesthetic, and ability to be unique amidst a host of synthwave acts that rely too heavily on a single aspect of this burgeoning scene.