Burning in Wateris an overlooked post-punk masterpiece, a holy grail of 1980s Boston rock that is one of the missing links betweenMission of Burmaand the Neats and later bands likeLemonheadsandBuffalo Tom. Any mid-’80s underground rock & roll band in Massachusetts would have been affected by its release. While Moving Targets became known beyond the border — particularly in Europe — they possessed a decidedly Boston flavor. An unrelenting, urgent work, this explosive debut LP is chock-full of consistently excellent songwriting and impressive, aggressive musicianship. Burning in Water captures Moving Targets at their early peak — like Boston’s eager answer toHsker D.