Merchant Ships was an American Midwest emo and screamo band formed in 2008 in
South Bend, Indiana, by vocalist Jack Senff and drummer Dwayne Robinson. The duo
recruited guitarist Nick Stutsman and bassist Michael Gerstein, and the group
released its first demo, LOL Cats, in July 2008, followed by the self‑released
EP I Want To Forget About Everything Bad That Ever Happened, Ever through
Antietam Records. In early 2009 the band issued the single "Old Grey" on the
Simple Days Comp., and later that year the group disbanded before reforming in
2010 to release the single "Better Days ...