The Sound the Speed the Light

The Sound the Speed the Light
Studio album by Mission of Burma
Released	October 6, 2009
Recorded	Squid Hell Studios, Jamaica Plain, Boston, Massachusetts
Genre	Post-punk, indie rock
Length	41:34
Label	Matador Records
Mission of Burma chronology
The Obliterati (2006) The Sound The Speed The Light (2009) Unsound (2012)

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	74 (16 review)[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	link
The A.V. Club	(B) link
BBC	(favourable) link
Boston Globe	(favorable) link
ChartAttack	link
Drowned in Sound	(7/10) link
Kerrang!	[2]
Pitchfork Media	(8.0/10) link
Prefix Mag	(7.0/10) link
Tiny Mix Tapes	link

The Sound the Speed the Light is the fourth album by American post-punk band Mission of Burma, and the third album recorded since their 19-year hiatus.

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

References

2. Johnston, Emma. Kerrang! #1286, November 7, 2009. Album reviews. "Influential Bostonites' fourth album doesn't disappoint". p. 51.