First Temple (album)

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)
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The Interlude

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. 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.