Unsound (Mission of Burma album)

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Unsound
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Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 10, 2012 (2012-07-10)
Recorded2010–2012
Genre
Length34:26
Label Fire
Mission of Burma chronology
The Sound the Speed the Light
(2009)
Unsound
(2012)

Unsound is the fifth and final studio album by American post-punk band Mission of Burma. Released in July 2012, it is their first and only record for Fire Records. [1] [2] [3] [4]

Contents

Critical reception

Unsound has been well received by critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an average score of 76, based on 27 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". [5]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 76/100 [5]
Review scores
SourceRating
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Paste 8.2/10 [6]
Pitchfork 7.7/10 [1]
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Consequence of Sound B [8]

Track listing

  1. "Dust Devil" - 1:58
  2. "Semi-Pseudo-Sort-Of Plan" – 4:13
  3. "Sectionals in Mourning" – 2:58
  4. "This Is Hi-Fi" - 3:31
  5. "Second Television" – 3:39
  6. "Part the Sea" – 3:10
  7. "Fell-->H20" – 3:53
  8. "Add in Unison" – 4:07
  9. "7's" – 2:12
  10. "What They Tell Me" – 2:35
  11. "Opener" – 2:17

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