The UK music press has the habit of ‘inventing’ scenes – Britpop, Romo (?!), er, Skunk Rock…
Coming from a NME cassette, ‘C86’ became the byword for jangly sparkly pop music even though many of the 21 bands on that tape were anything but).
However, Paisley quartet Close Lobsters fitted the bill nicely. And their two albums, plus a third CD of odds and sods including the ‘C86’ tune which gives this sprawling collection its name, are gathered here alongside ‘Let’s Make Some Plans’, eventually covered by cassette neighbours The Wedding Present as a B-side on their top 40 hit ‘California’.
While it’s ‘one for the completists’, that’s no bad thing, the foursome’s chiming guitar sound having lasted the course pretty well. One for the journos to take pride in…
(This review originally appeared in the Portsmouth View)
@isthismusic @CloseLobsters In other news, the Lobster Shack has got a wee bit up on George St just now. YUM. Problem is, £17 a lobster!
@weseelights @isthismusic Does the Lobster have chips? And do chips have salt and sauce?
@CloseLobsters @isthismusic Of course! Of course. I prefer lemon myself.
@weseelights @isthismusic And 17 British pounds is an absolute bargain for a lobster.