The Obliterati
{{Infobox album
| name = The Obliterati
| type = studio
| artist = Mission of Burma
| cover = The Obliterati.jpg
| alt =
| released = May 23, 2006
| recorded = 2005
| venue =
| studio = Q Division Studios, Somerville, Massachusetts
| genre = Post-punk, indie rock
| length = 51:41
| label = Matador
| producer = Bob Weston
| prev_title = Snapshot
| prev_year = 2004
| next_title = The Sound the Speed the Light
| next_year = 2009
}}
{{Album ratings
|MC= 81/100{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/the-obliterati/mission-of-burma/critic-reviews|title=The Obliterati by Mission of Burma|publisher=Metacritic|accessdate=31 May 2016}}
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r832820}}
| rev2 = Alternative Press
| rev2score = 4/5{{Cite web|url=https://www.altpress.com/reviews/review_archive_326/|title=Mission Of Burma|date=September 8, 2006|website=Alternative Press Magazine}}
| rev3 = The Austin Chronicle
| rev3score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.austinchronicle.com/music/2006-05-26/368466/|title=Mission of Burma: The Obliterati Album Review|website=www.austinchronicle.com}}
| rev4 = The A.V. Club
| rev4score = A−{{Cite web|url=https://www.avclub.com/mission-of-burma-the-obliterati-1798201696|title=Mission Of Burma: The Obliterati|website=The A.V. Club}}
| rev5 = Ox-Fanzine
| rev5score = 10/10{{Cite web|url=https://www.ox-fanzine.de/review/the-obliterati-cd-53081|title=Review|first=Ox Fanzine, Solingen|last=Deutschland|website=www.ox-fanzine.de}}
| rev6 = Pitchfork
| rev6Score = 8.3/10{{cite web|last=Raposa|first=David|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/9023-the-obliterati/|title=Mission of Burma: The Obliterati Album Review|work=Pitchfork|accessdate=31 May 2016}}
| rev7 = Robert Christgau
| rev7Score = {{Rating-Christgau|hm2}}{{cite web|last=Christgau|first=Robert|author-link=Robert Christgau|url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=Mission%20of%20Burma|title=Robert Christgau: CG: Mission of Burma|publisher=|accessdate=31 May 2016}}
| rev8 = Rolling Stone
| rev8Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web|last=Sheffield|first=Rob|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/10358031/the_obliterati|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071001215909/https://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/10358031/the_obliterati|date=June 26, 2006|archivedate=October 1, 2007|title=Album Reviews, Ratings, and Best New Albums|work=Rolling Stone|url-status=dead|accessdate=31 May 2016}}
| rev9 = Slant Magazine
| rev9score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/mission-of-burma-the-obliterati/|title=Review: Mission Of Burma, The Obliterati|first=Jimmy|last=Newlin|date=May 22, 2006}}
| rev10 = Stylus Magazine
| rev10Score = B+{{cite web|last=Brady|first=Michael Patrick|url=http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/mission-of-burma/the-obliterati.htm|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070523230517/http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/mission-of-burma/the-obliterati.htm|title=Mission of Burma - The Obliterati - Review |publisher=Stylus|date=May 25, 2006|archivedate=May 23, 2007|accessdate=31 May 2016}}
}}
The Obliterati is the third studio album by American post-punk band Mission of Burma, released in May 2006 by record label Matador.
Recording
In September 2005, Mission of Burma began recording their third studio album. The album was produced by Bob Weston.{{Cite web|last=Schroeder|first=Audra|title=Mission of Burma|url=https://www.austinchronicle.com/music/2006-05-26/368466/|work=The Austin Chronicle|date=May 26, 2006|access-date=February 7, 2020}}
Release
The Obliterati was released on May 23, 2006 on Matador Records.
In February 2006, 500 fans signed up for a Mission of Burma singles club, which was intended to deliver, on a weekly basis, eight one-sided 12" vinyl singles and CD singles, with the vinyl singles coming out first and their CD counterparts arriving a couple of weeks afterward. Various manufacturing delays, however, forced Matador to release all eight CD singles simultaneously as a set, with the vinyl versions delivered to subscribers around the time The Obliterati arrived in stores.{{citation needed|date=May 2016}} The "blank" sides of the vinyl singles, and the front cover and screenprinted sides of the CDs, feature etched artwork from artist Shepard Fairey (of "André the Giant Has a Posse" infamy).{{Cite web|title=Art vs. Pop: A Seven-Decade Timeline of Music Crashing the Gallery (and Vice Versa) |url=https://www.spin.com/2013/11/history-art-music-timeline-artpop/131112-fairey-mission-burma_0/|work=Spin|date=November 12, 2013 |access-date=February 7, 2020}}
Reception
The album received a positive response from critics, and was named the 33rd best album of 2006 by Pitchfork.{{cite web |url=http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/6510-top-50-albums-of-2006/2/ |work=Pitchfork Media |title=Top 50 Albums of 2006 |accessdate=2009-07-23 |date=2006-12-10}}
Track listing
- "2wice" – 3:36
- "Spider's Web" – 3:25
- "Donna Sumeria" – 5:37
- "Let Yourself Go" – 3:31
- "1001 Pleasant Dreams" – 3:49
- "Good, Not Great" – 2:07
- "13" – 4:16
- "Man in Decline" – 3:22
- "Careening with Conviction" – 3:48
- "Birthday" – 3:10
- "The Mute Speaks Out" – 3:23
- "Is This Where?" – 3:35
- "Period" – 3:27
- "Nancy Reagan's Head" – 4:35
References
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External links
- {{Discogs master|109672}}
{{Mission of Burma}}
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