Mission of Burma – Lollipop Magazine

In Our Lifetime – Vol. 2 – Review

January 3, 2003

Ex-Grand Royal (oh, how we miss you!) honcho Mark Kates presents two volumes of urban, hip, eclectic-but-never-lost gems that mine surprise after surprise.

Mission of Burma – Vs. – Review

October 1, 1997

The only full-length LP recorded during Mission of Burma’s existence, vs. (1982), is the fullest flowering of their harshly lush attack on record.

Mission of Burma – Signals Calls and Marches – Review

October 1, 1997

Conley only has one solo songwriting credit on the record, but “That’s When I Reach For My Revolver” was an instant classic, a masterful anthem of desperation.

Mission of Burma – The Horrible Truth About Burma – Review

October 1, 1997

When Miller contracted tinnitus, Burma was forced to call it quits after one last tour, captured for posterity on 1985’s The Horrible Truth About Burma.

A Few Of My Favorite Things – Seven Inches Is Sometimes Enough – Column

June 1, 1996

Mission of Burma “Academy Fight Song/Max Ernst” – No Martin Swope tape manipulations yet, but anthemic pop songs are rarely as tightly-wound and angular as these.

The Wasted Years – Review

April 1, 1996

This remarkable collection from Boston-based Ace of Hearts Records contains some terrific, previously unreleased recordings from now-defunct hometown heroes.