The Penance and the Patience

"We Want Guarantees, Not Hunger Pains"
The Penance and the Patience
EP by Closure in Moscow
Released	18 April 2008
Recorded	July 2007
Studio	Sing Sing Studios, Melbourne
Genre	Progressive rock; psychedelic rock; alternative rock;
Length	25:30
Label	Taperjean; Shock;
Producer	Kris Crummett; Closure in Moscow;
Closure in Moscow chronology
Singles from The Penance and the Patience
	"We Want Guarantees, Not Hunger Pains"; Released: 2008; "Breathing Underwater"; Released: 2008;

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'.

The EP was originally only released in Australia, New Zealand and Japan through Taperjean Records. It was also available for import to overseas countries through Fist2Face, and through the iTunes Store as a worldwide digital download.^[1] The albumette debuted at #13 on the Australian Independent Record (AIR) album charts.^[2] It has received over one million MySpace plays and earned the band a mention in Alternative Press, as one of the "100 Bands You Need to Know in 2009".^[3]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AbsolutePunk	89% Link
Kill Your Stereo	94/100 Link

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"We Want Guarantees, Not Hunger Pains"	3:58
2.	"Dulcinea"	4:37
3.	"Breathing Underwater"	3:15
4.	"Here's to Entropy"	3:01
5.	"Ofelia... Ofelia"	4:39
6.	"Jewels for Eyes"	6:04

Japanese Bonus Tracks
No.	Title	Length
7.	"The Selfless Art (Demo:Remastered)"	3:31
8.	"We Want Guarantees (Acoustic)"	4:30
9.	"Breathing Underwater (Acoustic)"	3:19

Bonus music video
No.	Title	Length
7.	"We Want Guarantees"	3:58

Bonus documentary
No.	Title	Length
7.	"Recording Documentary"

Personnel

Closure in Moscow

Michael Barrett – guitar
Christopher James deCinque – lead vocals
Brad Kimber – bass guitar
Beau McKee – drums
Mansur Zennelli – guitar, vocals

Additional musicians

Angelina Morino – lead vocals (tracks 3, 5)

Recording and art work

Recorded – Kris Crummett at Sing Sing Studios, Melbourne
Produced – Kris Crummett, Closure in Moscow
Engineered – Kris Crummett, Ben Eherensburg
Mixed and mastered – Kris Crummett, at Interlace Audio Recording Studios, Portland, Oregon
Illustration – Joel Melrose
Art design and layout – Synapse Design

References

↑ Henderson, Steve (27 March 2008). "Closure in Moscow Pre-Order". Absolute Punk. Retrieved 2008-07-10.
↑ "Closure in Moscow Sign Record Deal". Kill You Stereo.com. 26 June 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-09.
↑ "First Temple - Closure in Moscow : Equal Vision Records". Equal Vision Records. Archived from the original on 3 April 2009. Retrieved 12 March 2009.

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[abspre-1] Henderson, Steve (27 March 2008). "Closure in Moscow Pre-Order". Absolute Punk. Retrieved 2008-07-10.

[killy-2] "Closure in Moscow Sign Record Deal". Kill You Stereo.com. 26 June 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-09.

[3] "First Temple - Closure in Moscow : Equal Vision Records". Equal Vision Records. Archived from the original on 3 April 2009. Retrieved 12 March 2009.