Ship Wrecks is an acoustic, indie-folk duo based in Elizabethtown, PA: Paul plays guitar pretty well and sings; Michelle plunks around on guitar and sings better. The band has been compared to Bright Eyes, Kind of Like Spitting, Brand New (circa 2003), The Swell Season, Kevin Devine, Damien Rice, Elliot Smith, and Cursive.

Paul and Michelle have just returned from a ten-day tour of New England with their good friends Trunks & Tales, where they sold out of their limited-edition, handmade EP, entitled “The Good Old Days”. The EP was a preview of their upcoming split CD with their friend, Reverend Homeless. The CD will be titled, “Songs from Better Days”, and they are recording it now.

The name “Ship Wrecks” requires a bit of explanation. Michelle came up with the name “Shipwreck,” which also happens to be a Boston hardcore band, and Paul decided that it was more clever to make it a complete sentence, subject and verb. Ship wrecks. Get it?

From living rooms to bars to wedding receptions, Ship Wrecks has played a diverse selection of shows and they will make a lasting impression wherever they play next.

Charlatan - Live at the Green Bean (New Bedford, MA)

It’s Gonna Rain All Day - Tetonka Fortress

Paul and Michelle at Colormake 10/25/09

(courtesy of Dani Lucas)

Last night Ship Wrecks won second place at the Elizabethtown Fair Talent Show. They played a new version of “Providence,” with Paul on guitar and Michelle on vocals.