Close Lobsters are a Scottish indie pop band. According to legend, the band… Read Full Bio ↴Close Lobsters are 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. First coming to prominence with the track "Firestation Towers" on the NME's famed C86 compilation, they signed to Fire Records and released their debut single "Going To Heaven To See If It Rains" in October 1986. After landing a support slot with The Jesus and Mary Chain on their tour, they released second single "Never Seen Before" in April 1987 which furthered their reputation as one of the leading emerging indie bands. They went on to release two albums; Foxheads Stalk This Land was released in 1987 and Headache Rhetoric in 1989. Their popularity on US college radio stations led to an invitation to the New York Music Seminar in 1989, which in turn led to an extensive American tour.

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."

The band reunited briefly in 1991 for a few live gigs before disbanding more permanently.

The Close Lobsters song "Let's Make Some Plans" was covered by the Wedding Present on the b-side of the "California" single in 1992.

Andrew Burnett is a lecturer in the Business faculty at the University of Paisley and guitarist Graeme Wilmington is an Audio Technology lecturer at Stow College, Glasgow.

The band became active again in the 2010s, releasing multiple EPs and an LP, Post Neo Anti - Arte Povera In the Forest Of Symbols in 2020.

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Close Lobsters Lyrics

We have lyrics for these tracks by Close Lobsters:

A Prophecy And I can see it like a prophecy I have a…
Foxheads A summer of disease began Where the sacred river runs …
From This Day On From this day on - The spectre haunting europe will…
Got Apprehension Put your neck on the chopping block Sieze this day laugh…
Gulp I wish i could tell you how much it means Without…
I Kiss The Flowers In Bloom Every night I wake up 3 or 4 times And walk…
I Take Bribes How is business? Barely work Sold my soul, I employ my…
In Spite of These Times Force me back, I can't sleep when You won't let the…
Just Too Bloody Stupid One, one Slip-up, mess up One, two, three Some examples: …

Knee Trembler I have a headache rhetoric And I'm so happy I could…
knee trembler"|"--"|"--"|"--"|"--"|"--" I have a headache rhetoric And I'm so happy I could…
Let's Make Some Plans Let's make some plans 'cause they can't go wrong Getting …
Lets Make Some Plans Let's make some plans 'cause they can't go wrong Getting the…
Loopholes I discovered it was just a position Of red and it…
Lovely Little Swan I'll come 'round, if you come over to our way…
Mother Of God Never Repeat those words! Never Repeat those words!…
My Days Are Numbered My days are numbered and structured at cross purposes My …
Nature Thing Rat catch an early recollection of group disorder in our…
New York City in Space Standing in the canyons of NYC Standing in the canyons Seems…
Pathetique I can touch the sky with the tip of my…
Pimps They used hysterical reactions Don't make, feel contentme…
Sewer Pipe Dream Oh, I had a dead body in my mouth What could…
Skyscrapers Good God, it all changed here. The stars must have…
Violently Pretty Face Don't worry, no one will know In this mansion I'm all…
What Is There To Smile About We find a can of petrol - pour it…
What Is There To Smile About? We find a can of petrol - pour it over…

Words On Power I hate that wanting too much, so much Some things don't…

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Le Rotxe

7y↑8

One of the most underrated bands ever! Great video!

Gonzax

4y↑4

Quite good??? they're one of the greatest bands of all f*** time; their new album "Post Neo Anti", released a few days ago, is incredible from start to finish.

doobieman69

8y↑1

Yes - a fine band.

Dave B

5y↑1

This has always been my fave CL tune! Good on whoever pieced together these public domain clips to create some semblance of a video for this tune! The person who entered the subtitles may have wanted to give the lyrics a listen...?? The review is good too, but please... CL came well before Trashcan Sinatras...

sunshaped

don't think they implied anything opposite to that...just saying CL's on a "continuum' thru to Trashcan Sinatras and beyond, meaning they fall in the middle.

BARRINGTONWOMBLE65

7y↑1

Love it. Is that the bass player at 3:37? Probably.

Chris Morrison

I moved to London from Tucson, Arizona in 1999. Got a job in a pub in Chiswick and I played Covent Garden and met Billy Bragg who was so kind and warm. The tube was not running late then and the Close Lobsters had a show in London and me mates intentionally said nothing even though they all knew how much I loved them. They were afraid I'd quit me new job at the pub to see them and they were right. I am still pleasantly annoyed by this memory as I never got to see them. Who wants to wait for the Night Owl eh? "Take me home!"