Closure in Moscow
Pink Lemonade

Closure in Moscow, that must be the total annihilation of that shitty city and its inhabitants, perhaps a massive nuclear assault. The world’s biggest man-made crater might become tourist attraction in the future, and the world would be better without Moscow and the despicable Russian empire. The band called Closure in Moscow is fortunately not of despicable descent (as far as I know), they are Australians, and they are a rather interesting band. Pink Lemonade is their second album, and it was originally released back in 2014. It is their finest effort, and if it is any indication of what is to come when they eventually release the new album I have been reading about for a while, we should be in for a treat.

Musically they are progressive, rock/pop, whatever. Not an easy album to just place into a specific style as it traverses many different styles and is something quite exciting and unpredictable. We get lots of guest vocals, and lots of variation over pretty long tracks in general but the album is sensible in playing time. Though it might be considered slightly incoherent by some as it doesn’t always make complete sense, but I’d rather see music being mad, strange, and incoherent, than world leaders with lots of weapons at their disposal.

It is said to be a psychoactive syrup that promises to save the world from a fate worse than death: the delusions of Vladimir Putin (was my thought), but they actually wrote modern mainstream music, and I can only agree that it is a terrible fate as well. This doesn’t copy, emulate, or steal, the songs of Pink Lemonade feel original and fresh, like something from a band with their own ideas. I would say that Closure in Moscow are artists, not craftsmen like most musicians. And they are mostly great, though there are parts of this album that are boring, or even bad, but it is mostly terrific. Like the ending Nintendo style song that leaves of in a funny way. And That Brahmatron Song that starts so catchy and then goes mad – that is greatness.

It is certainly worth taking many sips of this pink lemonade, it tastes mostly great. I drink of it and then dream of that closure in Moscow, it would be funny if tomorrow’s news report of a smoking crater where there was once a Russian city – but that is probably too much to hope for. Russians will keep infesting the world with their worthless existence, but I can always play That Brahmatron Song and all those other enjoyable pieces of Pink Lemonade and forget how stupid the world is for a while. Great stuff!

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