The Penance and the Patience

The Penance and the Patience
EP by Closure in Moscow
Released	18 April 2008
Recorded	July 2007, Sing Sing Studios, Melbourne
Genre	Progressive rock, psychedelic rock, alternative rock
Length	25:30
Label	Taperjean Shock
Producer	Kris Crummett and Closure in Moscow
Closure in Moscow chronology
The Penance and the Patience (2008) First Temple (2009)
Singles from The Penance and the Patience
"We Want Guarantees, Not Hunger Pains" Released: 2008 "Breathing Underwater" Released: 2008

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

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]

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

• Produced by Kris Crummett and Closure In Moscow
• Engineered by Kris Crummett and Ben Eherensburg
• Mixed and mastered by Kris Crummett, at Interlace Audio Recording Studios, Portland, Oregon
• Additional vocals by Angelina Morino (on 3, 5)
• Illustration by Joel Melrose
• Art design and layout by Synapse Design

References

1. Henderson, Steve (27 March 2008). "Closure in Moscow Pre-Order". Absolute Punk. Retrieved 2008-07-10.
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. Retrieved 2009-03-12.