Los Angeles Power-Pop Punk Rock Five-Piece
FOR CLOSURE
Announces ‘Cliffside Serenades’ LP
Out November 8
Stream The New Single “One More Day”
Band Fronted by Gizz Lazlo, the former drummer of Dr. Know, U.K. Subs & The Freeze
“Sugary hooks of Doughboys and Samiam with punchy arrangements…– No Echo
“Emerging force in the punk/power-pop scene…” – Puremzine
Photo: Noah Maxey
With decades of experience performing in bands throughout the Southern California punk rock scene, the fivesome of For Closure are unquestionably seasoned musicians who have racked up countless days in hundreds of studios and venues, recording dozens of albums and touring across the country in their various projects.
However, For Closure itself is a relatively new venture for these veterans, launching in 2023 and affording them the opportunity to present themselves as a clean-sheet design, with fresh ideas and novel approaches to the music genres of power-pop and punk rock that they’ve been performing for decades.
The band’s upcoming LP ‘Cliffside Serenades’ will be released on November 8 via Mindpower Records. Stream the new single “One More Day” here: https://orcd.co/forclosure_onemoreday.
Pre-save the album here: https://orcd.co/cliffsideserenades
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From vocalist Gizz Lazlo (former drummer of Dr. Know, U.K. Subs & The Freeze):
“One More Day” was originally written for an old friend I met while on tour with one of my former bands. When we were in Florida we met “Skinny” Eric Sanders and this guy was one of the funniest guys I’ve ever met. He had me laughing at the club all night and then invited us back to his condo to spend the night so we didn’t have to spend money on a hotel. We remained close dear friends for many, many years. Several years ago I was notified that he had passed away and when I spoke to his mother to give my condolences I promised that one day I would honor him by writing a song in his memory. I wrote the lyrics for a demo Luis and I had recorded with our former band, For Sale. I sent the demo to his mother and I was happy that I could do that for her. A few years later when that former band was choosing songs for an upcoming EP we decided that this song would be the right choice to record. When we showed up to the studio to record it, two of the members of the band didn’t show up so we ended up recording an acoustic version, which we dedicated to Luis’ mother who had recently passed away. He and I played it at her memorial, then again when my lady passed away not too long after. Fast-forward to when we were recording this album, Luis and I with the help of Wal agreed to record it the way that it should’ve initially been recorded, as a full band. Now the song is dedicated to all our family and friends who have passed way too soon. The song is about going to a show to see your favorite band and when they’re playing that one song you love and you look around for your friend who you know also loves that song, and then you once again realize they aren’t there anymore, and all you can think is, if I only had one more day with that person.
About For Closure:
With several decades of combined experience performing in bands throughout the Southern California punk rock scene, the fivesome of For Closure are unquestionably seasoned musicians who have racked up countless days in hundreds of studios and venues, recording dozens of albums and touring across the country in their various projects.
However, For Closure itself launched in 2023 and has presented novel approaches to the familiar music genres of power-pop and punk rock that they’ve been performing for years with other outfits.
The genesis of For Closure stems from the dissolution of the longtime San Fernando Valley-based band For Sale, some thirty years from its inception. At the terminus of For Sale, vocalist Gizz Lazlo (former drummer of Dr. Know, U.K. Subs & The Freeze) and guitarist Luis Estefania (F.Y.P., Rhythm Collision, Buford) still had a stack of unrecorded material as the band’s primary songwriters — but no band with which to perform it all. Enter the creation of For Closure.
After connecting with producer/drummer Wal Rashidi (Jr. Juggernaut, Turning Violet, Sleep Pod Two) to lay the groundwork — and soon thereafter adding bassist Steve Wilenkin (Dead Man’s Life, I.D.K., Life in a Burn Clinic) and guitarist Marc Maxey (Sloth Fist, The Killing Flame, Justice League) — the group engaged in recording sessions at Studio in Redlands, California, yielding a slew of single releases (“Carousel,” “Moon at Noon,” “No Condition,” “Hazy Mourning” and “Careful What You Wish For”), all of which appear on the forthcoming full-length album, Cliffside Serenades, to be released digitally and on colored vinyl in November 2024 via Mindpower Records.
And that was supposed to be the end of the story: a collection of recordings done, an album released and maybe one live show to prove For Closure existed.
Now inspired to hit the stage long-term with the release of Cliffside Serenades, the quintet has performed frequently in their Southern California region, playing rooms throughout Los Angeles and San Diego counties. And they have ventured to Northern California, putting their lasting musical imprint with audiences across the Golden State.
For Closure has also hit traction on radio in 2024, with its “Moon at Noon” single declared as the “Coolest Song in the World” by SiriusXM’s “Little Steven’s Underground Garage” radio show. More recently, “Careful What You Wish For” has been added to SiriusXM’s Faction Punk, and the singles from Cliffside Serenades have been spun on college radio stations throughout the nation.
For Closure’s plans for more shows and new material are well in the works. While this highly experienced group still holds enough musical credentials to fill reams of pages in its collective resume, the grand opening of For Closure via the release of Cliffside Serenades has since commenced — and this new prospect offers them a chance to write another incredible chapter in the compiled musical history of its members.
