ONoffON

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ONoffON
Studio album by
Mission of Burma
ReleasedMay 4, 2004 (2004-05-04)
GenrePost-punk, indie rock
Length53:22
LabelMatador
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
SourceRating
Metacritic84/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStarHalf star[2]
Alternative Press4/5[3]
The GuardianStarStarStar[4]
MojoStarStarStarStar[5]
PasteStarStarStarStar[6]
Pitchfork8.8/10[7]
QStarStarStar[8]
Rolling StoneStarStarStar[9]
The Rolling Stone Album GuideStarStarStarHalf star[10]
SpinA[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.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Setup"Roger Miller3:08
2."Hunt Again"Clint Conley2:16
3."The Enthusiast"Peter Prescott3:37
4."Falling"Miller4:00
5."What We Really Were"
  • Conley
  • Holly Anderson
4:11
6."Max Ernst's Dream"Miller3:31
7."Fake Blood"Prescott3:32
8."Prepared"Conley3:02
9."Untitled"Conley[12]0:15
10."Wounded World"Miller3:29
11."Dirt"Conley3:45
12."Into the Fire"Miller3:40
13."Fever Moon"Miller3:47
14."Nicotine Bomb"Conley3:16
15."Playland"Miller2:32
16."Absent Mind"Prescott5:21
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

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.