The Sound the Speed the Light

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The Sound the Speed the Light
Mission of Burma The Sound The Speed The Light.jpg
Studio album by
Mission of Burma
ReleasedOctober 6, 2009
StudioSquid Hell Studios, Jamaica Plain, Boston, Massachusetts
Genre Post-punk, indie rock
Length41:34
Label Matador
Mission of Burma chronology
The Obliterati
(2006)		The Sound the Speed the Light
(2009)		 Unsound
(2012)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 74/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [2]
The A.V. Club B [3]
BBC favourable [4]
Boston Globe favorable [5]
ChartAttack Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Drowned in Sound 7/10 [7]
Kerrang! Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Pitchfork 8.0/10 [9]
Tiny Mix Tapes Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [10]
Consequence of Sound B [11]
Spectrum CultureStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [12]

The Sound the Speed the Light is the fourth studio album by American post-punk band Mission of Burma, released in October 2009 by record label Matador. [12] The album is the third post-reunion album. [13]

Contents

Track listing

  1. "1, 2, 3, Partyy!" (Clint Conley) – 2:46
  2. "Possession" (Roger Miller) – 4:27
  3. "Blunder" (Peter Prescott) – 3:39
  4. "Forget Yourself" (Miller) – 4:53
  5. "After the Rain" (Miller) – 3:22
  6. "SSL 83" (Conley) – 2:49
  7. "One Day We Will Live There" (Prescott) – 2:43
  8. "So Fuck It" (Miller) – 2:46
  9. "Feed" (Holly Anderson and Conley) – 3:49
  10. "Good Cheer" (Prescott) – 2:45
  11. "Comes Undone" (Miller) – 3:08
  12. "Slow Faucet" (Miller) – 4:27

References

  1. ↑ "Reviews for The Sound The Speed The Light by Mission of Burma". Metacritic. October 6, 2009. Retrieved June 1, 2016.
  2. ↑ The Sound the Speed the Light at AllMusic
  3. ↑ Ryan, Kyle. "The Sound The Speed The Light · Mission Of Burma · Music Review Mission Of Burma: The Sound The Speed The Light · Music Review · The A.V. Club". The A.V. Club . Retrieved June 1, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Music – Review of Mission of Burma – The Sound the Speed the Light". BBC. October 6, 2009. Retrieved June 1, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Mission of Burma, 'The Sound the Speed the Light' – The Boston Globe". Boston.com. October 5, 2009. Retrieved June 1, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Mission of Burma — the Sound the Speed the Light | CHARTattack". Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved October 24, 2009.
  7. ↑ Gardner, Noel (November 12, 2009). "Album Review: Mission Of Burma – The Sound the Speed the Light / Releases / Releases // Drowned In Sound". Drownedinsound.com. Archived from the original on August 27, 2016. Retrieved June 1, 2016.
  8. ↑ Johnston, Emma. Kerrang! #1286, November 7, 2009. Album reviews. "Influential Bostonites' fourth album doesn't disappoint". p. 51.
  9. ↑ Marc Masters (September 29, 2009). "Mission of Burma: The Sound the Speed the Light Album Review". Pitchfork . Retrieved June 1, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Mission of Burma - the Sound the Speed the Light | MUSIC REVIEWS | Tiny Mix Tapes". Archived from the original on October 8, 2009. Retrieved October 24, 2009.
  11. ↑ Kivel, Adam (October 21, 2009). "Mission of Burma – The Sound The Speed The Light". Consequence of Sound . Retrieved February 7, 2020.
  12. 1 2 Kamal, Nathan (October 10, 2009). "Mission of Burma: The Sound The Speed The Light". Spectrum Culture. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
  13. ↑ Fantano, Anthony (October 2, 2009). "Mission Of Burma: The Story Begins Again". NPR . Retrieved February 7, 2020.
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