Reunited post-punkers Mission of Burma have left one storied independent label for another. In late January, the band cut ties with Matador, the label that represents Sonic Youth, Fucked Up, Stephen Malkmus, and many more of your favorite post-bands. No official reason for their departure has been given, but in the opinion of this writer and with absolutely no factual basis for the following statement, they definitely wanted more money.
However, we can now report that Fire Records has struck a worldwide-release deal with Mission of Burma, who are currently in the studio recording a new album that’s reported to be “their most ambitious, progressive and vibrant recording yet.” The band is to tentatively release the LP (their fourth post-reunion, fifth overall) on July 10, “or else.” The albums Mission of Burma have released since their 2002 reunion — 2004’s ONoffON, 2006’s The Obliterati (TMT Review), and 2009’s The Sound The Speed The Light (TMT Review), were released by Matador.
Meanwhile, a religious mission in Myanmar has fled from a decorated bullfighter and entered into a contract requiring them to launch legal documents from some sort of catapult. Mission of Burma do not believe this will impede the July 10 release of their new album.
• Mission of Burma: http://www.missionofburma.com
• Fire: http://www.firerecords.com