The last post featured pretty Brazilian music, so this time let’s bring da noise.

I was very late in coming around to Mission of Burma. Sure, I grew up in LA, so I liked X in the early 80s, but for Mission of Burma, I had seen their name here and there but never gave them a try. Their first go-round was short-lived, but fortunately they reformed for a few more albums. Even then, I didn’t catch their first album as a reformed band, but their second – The Obliterati. Ah, such delicious noise! And they can be catchy and even anthemic when they want to. Once I started playing that, I had to get everything. Now I love Mission of Burma. When I lived in the DC area for a year not long ago, I finally got to see them live at the Black Cat for short money – it was awesome.

So, if you need to kick out the jams a bit, give ’em a try:

Here’s the albums these songs come from:

• “That’s When I Reach For My Revolver – The Horrible Truth About Burma
• “Devotion” – Signals, Calls & Marches
• “Trem Two” – Vs.
• “Fun World” – Vs.
• “Wounded World” – ONoffON
• “2wice” – The Obliterati
• “Donna Sumeria” – The Obliterati
• “Nancy Reagan’s Head” – The Obliterati