ONoffON

ONoffON
Studio album by Mission of Burma
Released	May 4, 2004 (2004-05-04)
Genre	Post-punk, indie rock
Length	53:22
Label	Matador
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
Source	Rating
Metacritic	84/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Alternative Press	4/5[3]
The Guardian	[4]
Mojo	[5]
Paste	[6]
Pitchfork	8.8/10[7]
Q	[8]
Rolling Stone	[9]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[10]
Spin	A[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

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

Mission of Burma

• Clint Conley - bass, guitar, vocals
• Peter Prescott - drums, percussion, sampling, vocals
• Roger Miller - guitars, keyboards, percussion, vocals, string arrangement
• Bob Weston - tape, loops

References

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.

External links

• ONoffON at Discogs (list of releases)