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Luxembourg Signal at Not UnLoved
A solid contender for Single of the Year So Far. It’s been out for a couple of months but I just broke my ‘no vinyl from the US due to prohibitive postal rates’ rule to get it so it’s current for me. Beth Arzy from Sarah Records group Aberdeen is a member; I loved them, too. That guitar line is a dream and… Continue reading Luxembourg Signal at Not UnLoved
Muuy Biien, Tunabunny, Luxembourg Signal, and Bastards of Fate at Collapse Board
All mentioned in a half-year review of 2014. [Link]
Close Lobsters at SoundsXP
Close Lobsters were one of the indie jangly bands that featured on NME’s C86 cassette, released a couple of classic albums in the late 80s (Foxheads Stalk This Land and Headache Rhetoric) and then gave up as the world pulled on the plaid and went grunge. They only broke their musical fast of 23 years… Continue reading Close Lobsters at SoundsXP
Close Lobsters at Fear and Loathing in Long Beach
I was pretty stoked when I placed the new single by Close Lobsters on my turntable. Two songs of Love Spit Love and early Alarm catchiness with a brooding intensity well worth repeated listening. It conjured a memory of my awkward junior high days back in the late 80s and the cool mix tapes I… Continue reading Close Lobsters at Fear and Loathing in Long Beach
Close Lobsters on BreakThru Radio
Check out the playlist at the link. [Link]
Close Lobsters at The Finest Kiss
“Things will never will be the same” sings Andrew Burnett on the A-side of the Close Lobsters‘ new single. Maybe not quite the same, but the more things change the more they stay the same. The seminal C-86 compilation that the band appeared on has just seen a reissue that extends that cassette into a three CD set and… Continue reading Close Lobsters at The Finest Kiss
Close Lobsters at Big Takeover
After a recent reunion, now we have the first new recordings by this C86 era band. It sounds like they haven’t lost a step in the 25 years since their last recordings and in particular this release reminds me more of their earlier stuff, particularly their 1st album Foxheads Stalk This Land. Another thing about this… Continue reading Close Lobsters at Big Takeover
Close Lobsters at When You Motor Away
Of course I’m passionate about music, or I wouldn’t be writing for an indie music blog (no, the salary and stock options are not sufficient by themselves). But some genres and bands extract an extra measure of my passion. And in the upper strata is the Close Lobsters. The Paisley, Scotland band issued two albums and… Continue reading Close Lobsters at When You Motor Away
Close Lobsters at Burning World
The Close Lobsters are back with their first new recordings since 1989! While some (including me) might argue against such a drastic action after so long they actually seem to have pulled it off. The new record is called Kunstwerk In Spacetime and features two new tracks Now Time and New York City In Space.… Continue reading Close Lobsters at Burning World