ONoffON

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ONoffON
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Studio album by
ReleasedMay 4, 2004 (2004-05-04)
Genre Post-punk, indie rock
Length53:22
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
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Metacritic 84/100 [1]
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Alternative Press 4/5 [3]
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Pitchfork 8.8/10 [7]
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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.

Contents

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

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