Close Lobsters
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| Close Lobsters | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Genres | Indie Pop |
| Labels | Fire Records Enigma Records |
| Members | Andrew Burnett Graeme Wilmington Tom Donnelly Bob Burnett Stewart McFayden |
Close Lobsters was a Scottish indie pop band. According to legend, the band's name was derived from their inability to decide between two prospective names: The Close and The Lobsters. They released three albums in the 1980s: Foxheads Stalk This Land (1987), What Is There To Smile About? (1987) and Headache Rhetoric (1988). They were also featured on numerous compilations at the time, including the famed C86.
The band eventually broke up over a combination of creative differences and financial difficulties. Their failure to secure a record deal in the US certainly didn't help matters, despite critical acclaim in America. Rolling Stone's review of "Foxheads Stalk This Land" called it "first-rate guitar pop from a top-shelf band. Close Lobsters could have been just another jangle group, but they have a lot more going for them than just chiming Rickenbackers."[1]
Among the Lobsters' most memorable songs are "Prophecy" and "Let's Make Some Plans," which was covered by the Wedding Present.
Andrew Burnett is a lecturer in the Business faculty at University of Paisley and guitarist Graeme Wilmington is an Audio Technology lecturer at Stow College, Glagow.[2]
