2014 sophomore album from the Australian Alt-Rock band. PINK LEMONADE was produced by Tom Larkin and Closure in Moscow in various dens of aural inequity around Melbourne, mixed by Andrei Eremin and mastered by Howie Weinberg. Having recently toured the UK and Europe to sold out shows, toured Australia with Dead Letter Circus, My Chemical Romance, delighted club nights, and wowed all ages shows, Closure in Moscow power through a set filled with radio tracks, face-melting musicianship and huge sing-a-longs.
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Diverse, interesting and memorable.
Diverse, interesting and memorable. Pink Lemonade has a similar kind of "cosmic trip-out narrative" as Deloused In The Comatorium or The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway. The sound palette is restrained enough to prevent any of the tracks from seeming too "gimmicky" - well, except the last one but by then it's been earned.It's worth reading the track-by-track description of the story as explained by the vocalist and published online by Alt Press. Like the other albums I referred to you'll have a hard time following the narrative without help and it can seem very disjointed - but the themes are there and are worth taking in.The biggest issue is probably the over-use of distortion. There's a lot of creative clipping in background elements, which is a legit choice. The overall saturation level can get a bit much though, especially when backing vocals are layered in and it sounds like the whole vocal bus (or maybe overall mix?) is clipping. There is some dynamic range in song arrangements, but it is still a fatiguing mix overall. I'd rather have more headroom and turn it up!Recommended sample track: Neoprene ByzantineTune in my head for days: That Brahmatron Song
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