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
Studio album by
Released5 May 2009
RecordedJanuary–March 2009, at Interlace Audio, Portland, Oregon
GenreProgressive rock, psychedelic rock, alternative rock
LabelEqual Vision
Taperjean
ProducerKris Crummett
Closure in Moscow chronology
The Penance and the Patience
(2008)
First Temple
(2009)
Pink Lemonade
(2014)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AbsolutePunk.net(77%)[1]
EmotionalPunk[2]
SomethingPunk[3]
The Interlude[4]

Track listing

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  1. "Kissing Cousins" – 4:01
  2. "Reindeer Age" – 3:54
  3. "Sweet#hart" – 4:05
  4. "Vanguard" – 3:50
  5. "A Night at the Spleen" – 3:57
  6. "I'm a Ghost of Twilight" – 3:59
  7. "Permafrost" – 3:38
  8. "Deluge" – 3:51
  9. "Afterbirth" – 3:36
  10. "Arecibo Message" – 4:26
  11. "Couldn't Let You Love Me" – 1:07
  12. "Had to Put It in the Soil" – 4:27

Release history

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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

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  1. ^ "Closure in Moscow - First Temple". AbsolutePunk. Retrieved 14 June 2009.
  2. ^ "Closure in Moscow - First Temple (CD)". Emotional Punk. Archived from the original on 31 May 2009. Retrieved 14 June 2009.
  3. ^ "Closure in Moscow - First Temple". Something Punk. Retrieved 14 June 2009.
  4. ^ "Closure in Moscow - First Temple". The Interlude. Retrieved 14 June 2009.
  5. ^ "Closure in Moscow - First Temple". AbsolutePunk.net. Retrieved 12 March 2009.
  6. ^ "Closure in Moscow - "First Temple"". Equal Vision Records. Archived from the original on 8 May 2009. Retrieved 13 May 2009.
  7. ^ "First Temple - Closure in Moscow : Equal Vision Records". Equal Vision Records. Archived from the original on 3 April 2009. Retrieved 12 March 2009.