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

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The Setup"	Roger Miller	3:08
2.	"Hunt Again"	Clint Conley	2:16
3.	"The Enthusiast"	Peter Prescott	3:37
4.	"Falling"	Miller	4:00
5.	"What We Really Were"	Conley Holly Anderson	4:11
6.	"Max Ernst's Dream"	Miller	3:31
7.	"Fake Blood"	Prescott	3:32
8.	"Prepared"	Conley	3:02
9.	"Untitled"	Conley [12]	0:15
10.	"Wounded World"	Miller	3:29
11.	"Dirt"	Conley	3:45
12.	"Into the Fire"	Miller	3:40
13.	"Fever Moon"	Miller	3:47
14.	"Nicotine Bomb"	Conley	3:16
15.	"Playland"	Miller	2:32
16.	"Absent Mind"	Prescott	5:21
Total length:			53:22

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.
12. "(Interlude/Silence) - Song by Mission of Burma". Apple Music . Apple Inc. Retrieved June 26, 2025.

External links

• ONoffON at Discogs (list of releases)