Preoccupations (album)

Preoccupations
Studio album by Preoccupations
Released September 16, 2016
Recorded 2016
Studio
  • The Barn Window Studio
  • Lost Cause Studios
  • The Area
  • Monty's Place
  • Basketball 4 Life
  • Breakglass Studios
Genre
Length 38:16
Label
Producer
Preoccupations chronology
Viet Cong
(2015)Viet Cong2015		 Preoccupations
(2016)		 New Material
(2018)New Material2018
Singles from Preoccupations
  1. "Anxiety"
    Released: June 13, 2016
  2. "Degraded"
    Released: July 13, 2016
  3. "Memory"
    Released: September 7, 2016

Preoccupations is the second studio album by Canadian rock band Preoccupations, released on September 16, 2016, by Flemish Eye in Canada and Jagjaguwar in the United States.[1] It was the band's first album released under this name, after changing it from "Viet Cong" in 2015.

Release

The album was preceded by the singles "Anxiety", "Degraded" and "Memory".[2][3][4]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic79/100[5]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[6]
Consequence of SoundB[7]
DIY[8]
Drowned in Sound8/10[9]
Exclaim!7/10[10]
Pitchfork7.9/10[11]
Under the Radar[12]

Preoccupations received favorable reviews from contemporary music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 79, based on 21 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".[5] Writing for Pitchfork, Marc Masters stated, "What makes Preoccupations much more than a circular exercise in self-analysis is the vitality of the music. There’s a tense, nervous energy running through all the tracks, which connect to each other like wires that spark electrical currents when they meet".[13]

Track listing

All tracks written by Preoccupations.

No.TitleLength
1."Anxiety"4:29
2."Monotony"2:53
3."Zodiac"3:43
4."Memory"11:26
5."Degraded"4:00
6."Sense"1:01
7."Forbidden"1:32
8."Stimulation"4:41
9."Fever"4:31
Total length:38:16

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Preoccupations.[14]

Main personnel
  • Matt Flegel – performer, writer
  • Mike Wallace – performer, writer
  • Scott Munro – performer, writer
  • Daniel Christiansen – performer, writer
  • Julie Fader – vocals (1, 4)
  • Dan Boeckner – vocals (4)
  • Jessie Stein – vocals (4), drone (4)
  • Graham Walsh – keyboards (7, 9)
Additional personnel
  • Graham Walsh – production, mixing, recording
  • Matt Flegel – production
  • Scott Munro – production, recording
  • Paul Gold – mastering
  • Pat Flegel – artwork
  • Marc Rimmer – design

Charts

Chart (2016) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[15] 105

References

  1. ↑ Lozano, Kevin (2016-06-13). "Preoccupations (fka Viet Cong) Announce New Album, Share "Anxiety" Video: Watch". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2016-09-19.
  2. ↑ Rettig, James (2016-06-13). "Preoccupations – "Anxiety" Video". Stereogum. Retrieved 2016-09-23.
  3. ↑ Minsker, Evan (2016-07-13). "Preoccupations (fka Viet Cong) Share New Track "Degraded": Listen". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2016-09-23.
  4. ↑ Galbraith, Alex (2016-09-07). "Preoccupations share 11-minute opus "Memory" featuring Dan Boeckner — listen". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 2016-09-23.
  5. 1 2 "Preoccupations – Preoccupations". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 2016-09-23.
  6. ↑ Phares, Heather (2016-09-13). "Preoccupations – Preoccupations". All Media Network. Retrieved 2016-09-30.
  7. ↑ Henry, Dusty (2016-09-13). "Preoccupations – Preoccupations". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 2016-09-23.
  8. ↑ Connick, Tom (2016-09-15). "Preoccupations – Preoccupations". DIY. Retrieved 2016-09-23.
  9. ↑ Lukowski, Andrzej (2016-09-14). "Preoccupations – Preoccupations". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved 2016-09-23.
  10. ↑ Alger, Anna (2016-09-14). "Preoccupations – Preoccupations". Exclaim!. Retrieved 2016-09-23.
  11. ↑ Masters, Marc (2016-09-19). "Preoccupations: Preoccupations". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2016-09-23.
  12. ↑ Steinberg, Charles (2016-09-13). "Preoccupations – Preoccupations". Under the Radar. Retrieved 2016-09-23.
  13. ↑ "Preoccupations: Preoccupations Album Review | Pitchfork". pitchfork.com. Retrieved 2016-11-17.
  14. ↑ Preoccupations (album liner notes). Preoccupations. Flemish Eye. 2016. FLCR032-LP.
  15. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Preoccupations – Preoccupations" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 30, 2016.
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