{"product_id":"mission-of-burma-signals-calls-marches-lp","title":"Mission of Burma - Signals, Calls \u0026 Marches LP","description":"\u003cspan\u003eOne could argue that \u003c\/span\u003eMission of Burma\u003cspan\u003e's first 12\" release, \u003c\/span\u003eSignals, Calls and Marches\u003cspan\u003e, was the point where \"indie rock\" as a separate and distinct musical subgenre well and truly began. \u003c\/span\u003eMission of Burma\u003cspan\u003e's music had the brawn and the volume of hardcore punk, but with a lyrical intelligence and obvious musical sophistication that set them apart from the Southern California faster-and-louder brigade. Between \u003c\/span\u003eMartin Swope\u003cspan\u003e's tape loops and \u003c\/span\u003eRoger Miller\u003cspan\u003e's often tricky guitar lines, \u003c\/span\u003eMission of Burma\u003cspan\u003e may have seemed \"arty\" on the surface, but the bruising impact of \"Outlaw\" and \"This Is Not a Photograph\" made clear this band was not part of the skinny-tie \"new wave\" scene. And \u003c\/span\u003eMission of Burma\u003cspan\u003e were one of the first bands that gained a large enough following to attract the attention of major labels, but opted to remain on a small label of their own volition -- a move that would raise the \"integrity\" stakes for many acts in the years to come. \u003c\/span\u003eSignals, Calls and Marches\u003cspan\u003e features \u003c\/span\u003eMission of Burma\u003cspan\u003e's best known song, the still-powerful \"That's When I Reach for My Revolver,\" but it hasn't stood the test of time quite as well as the full-length album that would follow, \u003c\/span\u003eVs.\u003cspan\u003e; there are brief moments where the band still seems to be working out their obvious British influences, and \"Outlaw\" sounds stiffer than it needs to be. But \u003c\/span\u003eClint Conley\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003eRoger Miller\u003cspan\u003e were already songwriters to be reckoned with, the band sounds passionate and powerful, and if \u003c\/span\u003eMission of Burma\u003cspan\u003e were not yet at the peak of their form, most bands blazing as many trails as this one did lost their footing a lot more often that \u003c\/span\u003eBurma\u003cspan\u003e did on these six songs; \u003c\/span\u003eSignals, Calls and Marches\u003cspan\u003e was as accomplished and impressive a debut as any American band would release in the 1980s. [Some reissues add the band's fine first single, \"Academy Fight Song\" b\/w \"Max Ernst,\" as a bonus.] -All Music Guide\u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"Matador Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53144229544216,"sku":"wki1793800857878","price":13.85,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0998\/5189\/5064\/files\/mission-of-burma---signals-calls-marches-lp_1.jpg?v=1793800864","url":"https:\/\/plaidseamwear.shop\/products\/mission-of-burma-signals-calls-marches-lp","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}