First Temple is the debut studio album by Australian rock band Closure in Moscow, released to stores and digitally in the US on 5 May 2009.[5] It was released digitally in Australia on 9 May and in stores on 22 May 2009,[6] and is their first album on Equal Vision Records, following the success of their debut EP, The Penance and the Patience, in 2008. The tracks "Sweet#hart", "Kissing Cousins" and "A Night at the Spleen" have since been uploaded to the band's MySpace page.[7]
| First Temple | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 5 May 2009 | |||
| Recorded | January–March 2009, at Interlace Audio, Portland, Oregon | |||
| Genre | Progressive rock, psychedelic rock, alternative rock | |||
| Label | Equal Vision Taperjean | |||
| Producer | Kris Crummett | |||
| Closure in Moscow chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AbsolutePunk.net | (77%)[1] |
| EmotionalPunk |    [2] |
| SomethingPunk |  [3] |
| The Interlude |  [4] |
Track listing
edit- "Kissing Cousins" – 4:01
- "Reindeer Age" – 3:54
- "Sweet#hart" – 4:05
- "Vanguard" – 3:50
- "A Night at the Spleen" – 3:57
- "I'm a Ghost of Twilight" – 3:59
- "Permafrost" – 3:38
- "Deluge" – 3:51
- "Afterbirth" – 3:36
- "Arecibo Message" – 4:26
- "Couldn't Let You Love Me" – 1:07
- "Had to Put It in the Soil" – 4:27
Release history
edit| Country | Date | Label | Format | Catalogue # |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 May 2009 | Equal Vision | CD, download | 80168 |
| Australia | 9 May 2009 | Taperjean Music | Download | TJM020 |
| 22 May 2009 | CD |
References
edit- ^ "Closure in Moscow - First Temple". AbsolutePunk. Retrieved 14 June 2009.
- ^ "Closure in Moscow - First Temple (CD)". Emotional Punk. Archived from the original on 31 May 2009. Retrieved 14 June 2009.
- ^ "Closure in Moscow - First Temple". Something Punk. Retrieved 14 June 2009.
- ^ "Closure in Moscow - First Temple". The Interlude. Retrieved 14 June 2009.
- ^ "Closure in Moscow - First Temple". AbsolutePunk.net. Retrieved 12 March 2009.
- ^ "Closure in Moscow - "First Temple"". Equal Vision Records. Archived from the original on 8 May 2009. Retrieved 13 May 2009.
- ^ "First Temple - Closure in Moscow : Equal Vision Records". Equal Vision Records. Archived from the original on 3 April 2009. Retrieved 12 March 2009.