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)
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The Sound the Speed the Light is the fourth album by American post-punk band Mission of Burma.

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
Mission of Burma
Albums
Vs. · ONoffON · The Obliterati · The Sound the Speed the Light
EPs
Signals, Calls, and Marches · Peking Spring · Four Hands EP
Compilations
Forget · Mission of Burma · Peking Spring · Let There Be Burma · Accomplished: the Best of Mission of Burma · A Gun to the Head: A Selection from the Ace of Hearts Era
Live albums
Singles
"Academy Fight Song" / "Max Ernst" · "Trem Two" / "OK/No Way" · "Active in the Yard" · "Dirt" / "Falling" · "Innermost" / "...And Here It Comes"
Videos
Live at the Bradford · Live at Tsongas Arena · Not a Photograph
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