You won’t just get pieces of eight… you’ll get the whole thing when The Good Ship hoists the sails on their new album, ‘The Seven Seas’.

“The way we started this band was a little bit casual really, it was a bit of a side project,” The Good Ship’s John Meyer says.

“We had these sort of dirty songs influenced by sea shanties, and it kind of just took on a life of its own.

“We didn't shy away from using bad language and singing about things that most bands usually wouldn’t. It's really weird, this latest album is actually completely clean.

"It's not clean thematically, there's a lot of death, betrayal, murder and nastiness in it, but it's actually got no swearing at all which is new for us. It might even get some ABC airtime,” he says with a laugh.

With eight scurvy music-making crew members on board The Good Ship, it’s a wonder they can work together without a mutiny.

“There's a bit of fighting for the limelight, I think that's healthy. It's like puppies fighting for the teat. We're all alpha personalities and we all think that we have the best ideas.

"It all reaches a certain point though in the creative process where that gets put aside and everyone is working towards the same goal.”

While the theatrical production is a major part of the band’s appeal, the heart of The Good Ship lies with their music.

“I think it is mostly the music driving the performance for this show, we're a band first and foremost and that's what we know how to do. We hired an actor, director and a lighting designer as well so all of those elements worked together.

"Brett, our banjo and piano player is a graphic designer as well, so he made some animations that are just amazing. We're really happy with them, which is why we are releasing them as an album — it's a bit of a concept album.”

The Good Ship play the Brisbane Powerhouse November 15. 'The Seven Seas' is available now.