{"artistName":"Close Lobsters","artistId":2710,"artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/551/551200dc7d1c201f11bbb41ce10a53da_xl.jpg","srcset":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/551/551200dc7d1c201f11bbb41ce10a53da_sm.jpg 50w,https://artist99.cdn107.com/551/551200dc7d1c201f11bbb41ce10a53da_md.jpg 80w,https://artist99.cdn107.com/551/551200dc7d1c201f11bbb41ce10a53da_lg.jpg 200w,https://artist99.cdn107.com/551/551200dc7d1c201f11bbb41ce10a53da_xl.jpg 340w","artistBio":"\u003cp\u003eClose Lobsters were a Scottish indie pop band. First coming to prominence with the track \"Firestation Towers\" on the NME's 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 United States college radio stations led to an invitation to the New York Music Seminar in 1989, which in turn led to an extensive American tour.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\"\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe band reunited briefly in 1991 for a few live gigs before disbanding more permanently.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Close Lobsters song \"Let's Make Some Plans\" was covered by the Wedding Present on the b-side of the \"California\" single in 1992.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGraeme Wilmington now works as an Audio Technology lecturer at Stow College, Glasgow.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 2009 the band reunited to remix some of their tracks for a 'Best of' release, Forever, Until Victory!; The title is a tribute taken from the reputed last sign-off in a letter from Ernesto 'Che' Guevara to Fidel Castro 'Hasta la victoria siempre!' and was released on 5 October 2009 on Fire Records.\u003c/p\u003e","musicPath":"/music/Close+Lobsters","playStationPath":"/stations/113367931/play","stationId":113367931,"bioPath":"/music/Close+Lobsters/_full_bio","similars":[{"musicPath":"/music/Edwyn+Collins","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/67a/67a1e0b1448252be27d659fa36149bfa_md.jpg","artistName":"Edwyn Collins","artistId":3550,"station_id":113394056},{"musicPath":"/music/Anna+Burch","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/2ee/2ee1799b0a028c28d6df9fd70cd75085_md.jpg","artistName":"Anna Burch","artistId":367913,"station_id":394798660},{"musicPath":"/music/APB","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/b4d/b4dcf5f215d530a181725a236dd87406_md.jpg","artistName":"APB","artistId":108750,"station_id":281863282},{"musicPath":"/music/The+Apples+in+Stereo","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/55d/55d555993443cbbd11f917802dfbbfe5_md.jpg","artistName":"The Apples in Stereo","artistId":2285,"station_id":113485948},{"musicPath":"/music/The+Orchids","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/042/042dea6728e39ecd45a381f2d1a13abb_md.jpg","artistName":"The Orchids","artistId":130286,"station_id":285078795},{"musicPath":"/music/Cinerama","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/eb6/eb6870808e0566ec9acdcab99ac1ed29_md.jpg","artistName":"Cinerama","artistId":133521,"station_id":285651595},{"musicPath":"/music/The+Clientele","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/0a1/0a119f8cb66e391e63543cc5c2a9a904_md.jpg","artistName":"The Clientele","artistId":2297,"station_id":113336075},{"musicPath":"/music/Belle+and+Sebastian","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/801/801737fa318eea2a05810733bb67e584_md.jpg","artistName":"Belle and Sebastian","artistId":147,"station_id":113266884},{"musicPath":"/music/Altered+Images","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/30f/30fd17eb39aa82725ccf6498967ceaf9_md.jpg","artistName":"Altered Images","artistId":100861,"station_id":280763352},{"musicPath":"/music/Hefner","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/c33/c3361899d07d1f704d36c0c78e290927_md.jpg","artistName":"Hefner","artistId":12640,"station_id":114808612},{"musicPath":"/music/East+River+Pipe","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/04c/04c08697cc0d2791003a88d4256716c5_md.jpg","artistName":"East River Pipe","artistId":78111,"station_id":267028352},{"musicPath":"/music/Half+Man+Half+Biscuit","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/63a/63a04b5a1f77b81b9dd2ea5f73d056ca_md.jpg","artistName":"Half Man Half Biscuit","artistId":112342,"station_id":282284186},{"musicPath":"/music/The+Lucksmiths","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/c0b/c0bb1f9316c0dbfbef93e51b8b76aa5e_md.jpg","artistName":"The Lucksmiths","artistId":100557,"station_id":280763052},{"musicPath":"/music/The+Vaselines","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/a2c/a2cc9942847b0d7125270502932cbdf1_md.jpg","artistName":"The Vaselines","artistId":10520,"station_id":113348381},{"musicPath":"/music/Life+Without+Buildings","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/d3b/d3bb28b4b8dccc45ce507f78f0bd7001_md.jpg","artistName":"Life Without Buildings","artistId":8118,"station_id":114671454},{"musicPath":"/music/Pernice+Brothers","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/5ba/5ba3fad20240ebbf24785bcfc7cd8aeb_md.jpg","artistName":"Pernice Brothers","artistId":10033,"station_id":113537130},{"musicPath":"/music/The+Darling+Buds","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/185/185eb2ce0115ec2d681b484ff0117242_md.jpg","artistName":"The Darling Buds","artistId":5802,"station_id":116129331},{"musicPath":"/music/Peel+Dream+Magazine","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/bda/bdad1e84177a5ed57f013529a78f471c_md.jpg","artistName":"Peel Dream Magazine","artistId":441068,"station_id":400915381}]}