First Temple (album)
Encyclopedia
First Temple is the debut studio album
by Australian rock
band Closure in Moscow
, released to stores and digitially in the US
on 5 May 2009. It was released digitally in Australia on 9 May and in stores on 22 May 2009, 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.
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
by Australian rock
Rock music
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band Closure in Moscow
Closure In Moscow
Closure in Moscow are an Australian progressive rock band that formed in Melbourne, Victoria in 2006. The group is currently composed of guitarist-singer Mansur Zennelli, lead guitarist Michael Barrett, drummer Salvatore Aidone and lead singer Christopher de Cinque...
, released to stores and digitially in the US
United States
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on 5 May 2009. It was released digitally in Australia on 9 May and in stores on 22 May 2009, and is their first album on Equal Vision Records
Equal Vision Records
Equal Vision Records is a record label based in Albany, New York, which has a focus in metal or punk-based rock genres. Equal Vision Records was founded in the early 1990s by Ray Cappo ....
, following the success of their debut EP
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
, The Penance and the Patience
The Penance and the Patience
The Penance and the Patience is the debut EP by Australian rock band Closure in Moscow, released on 18 April 2008 through Taperjean Records. The band advertised the EP as an 'albumette'....
, in 2008. The tracks "Sweet#hart", "Kissing Cousins" and "A Night at the Spleen" have since been uploaded to the band's MySpace
MySpace
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page.
Track listing
- "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
| Country | Date | Label | Format | Catalogue # |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 May 2009 | Equal Vision Equal Vision Records Equal Vision Records is a record label based in Albany, New York, which has a focus in metal or punk-based rock genres. Equal Vision Records was founded in the early 1990s by Ray Cappo .... |
CD Compact Disc The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,... , download |
80168 |
| Australia | 9 May 2009 | Taperjean Music | Download | TJM020 |
| 22 May 2009 | CD | |||