ONoffON

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ONoffON
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 4, 2004 (2004-05-04)
GenrePost-punk, indie rock
Length53:22
LabelMatador
Mission of Burma chronology
The Horrible Truth About Burma
(1985)
ONoffON
(2004)
A Gun to the Head: A Selection from the Ace of Hearts Era
(2004)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic84/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Alternative Press4/5[3]
The Guardian[4]
Mojo[5]
Paste[6]
Pitchfork8.8/10[7]
Q[8]
Rolling Stone[9]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[10]
SpinA[11]

ONoffON is the second studio album by American post-punk band Mission of Burma. It was released on May 4, 2004 by Matador Records, marking the band's first studio recording after a nineteen-year hiatus.

Track listing[edit]

  1. "The Setup" – 3:08
  2. "Hunt Again" – 2:16
  3. "The Enthusiast" – 3:37
  4. "Falling" – 4:00
  5. "What We Really Were" – 4:11
  6. "Max Ernst's Dream" – 3:31
  7. "Fake Blood" – 3:32
  8. "Prepared" – 3:02
  9. "Untitled" – 0:15
  10. "Wounded World" – 3:29
  11. "Dirt" – 3:45
  12. "Into the Fire" – 3:40
  13. "Fever Moon" – 3:47
  14. "Nicotine Bomb" – 3:16
  15. "Playland" – 2:32
  16. "Absent Mind" – 5:21

A special track, "Class War" (the Dils cover), was included on the double LP version of the album.

Personnel[edit]

Mission of Burma

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Reviews for ONoffON by Mission of Burma". Metacritic. Retrieved July 20, 2019.
  2. ^ Deming, Mark. "Onoffon – Mission of Burma". AllMusic. Retrieved July 20, 2019.
  3. ^ "Mission of Burma: ONoffON". Alternative Press (191): 92. June 2004.
  4. ^ Simpson, Dave (May 28, 2004). "Mission of Burma, Onoffon". The Guardian. Retrieved July 20, 2019.
  5. ^ "Mission of Burma: ONoffON". Mojo (127): 106. June 2004.
  6. ^ Fink, Matt (June–July 2004). "Mission of Burma – ONoffON". Paste (10). Archived from the original on January 7, 2005. Retrieved July 20, 2019.
  7. ^ Ott, Chris (May 3, 2004). "Mission of Burma: OnOffOn". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on September 12, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2019.
  8. ^ "Mission of Burma: ONoffON". Q (215): 103. June 2004.
  9. ^ Hoard, Christian (May 13, 2004). "Mission of Burma: ONoffON". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on July 26, 2008. Retrieved July 20, 2019.
  10. ^ Randall, Mac (2004). "Mission of Burma". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 546–47. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  11. ^ Wolk, Douglas (June 2004). "Mission of Burma: ONoffON". Spin. 20 (6): 103–04. Retrieved July 20, 2019.

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