Preoccupations (album)

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.

Preoccupations
Studio album by
Preoccupations
ReleasedSeptember 16, 2016
Recorded2016
Studio
  • The Barn Window Studio
  • Lost Cause Studios
  • The Area
  • Monty's Place
  • Basketball 4 Life
  • Breakglass Studios
Genre
Length38:16
Label
Producer
  • Matt Flegel
  • Scott Munro
  • Graham Walsh
Preoccupations chronology
Viet Cong
(2015)		 Preoccupations
(2016)		 New Material
(2018)
Singles from Preoccupations
  1. "Anxiety"
    Released: June 13, 2016
  2. "Degraded"
    Released: July 13, 2016
  3. "Memory"
    Released: September 7, 2016

Release

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

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.4/10[5]
Metacritic79/100[6]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[7]
Consequence of SoundB[8]
DIY[9]
Exclaim!7/10[10]
The Irish Times[11]
Pitchfork7.9/10[12]
PopMatters8/10[13]
Q[14]
The Skinny[15]
Uncut8/10[16]

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".[6] 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".[12]

Track listing

All tracks are 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.[17]

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)[18] 105

References
  1. Lozano, Kevin (June 13, 2016). "Preoccupations (fka Viet Cong) Announce New Album, Share "Anxiety" Video: Watch". Pitchfork. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
  2. Rettig, James (June 13, 2016). "Preoccupations – "Anxiety" Video". Stereogum. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
  3. Minsker, Evan (July 13, 2016). "Preoccupations (fka Viet Cong) Share New Track "Degraded": Listen". Pitchfork. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
  4. Galbraith, Alex (September 7, 2016). "Preoccupations share 11-minute opus "Memory" featuring Dan Boeckner — listen". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
  5. "Preoccupations by Preoccupations reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved October 19, 2019.
  6. "Reviews for Preoccupations by Preoccupations". Metacritic. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
  7. Phares, Heather. "Preoccupations – Preoccupations". AllMusic. Retrieved September 30, 2016.
  8. Henry, Dusty (September 13, 2016). "Preoccupations – Preoccupations". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
  9. Connick, Tom (September 15, 2016). "Preoccupations – Preoccupations". DIY. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
  10. Alger, Anna (September 14, 2016). "Preoccupations: Preoccupations". Exclaim!. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
  11. Murphy, Lauren (September 15, 2016). "Preoccupations album review: propulsive, purposeful, persistent". The Irish Times. Retrieved October 19, 2019.
  12. Masters, Marc (September 19, 2016). "Preoccupations: Preoccupations". Pitchfork. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
  13. Amen, John (November 10, 2016). "Preoccupations: Preoccupations". PopMatters. Retrieved October 19, 2019.
  14. Mongredien, Phil (November 2016). "Preoccupations: Preoccupations". Q (365): 113.
  15. Smail, Alex (September 7, 2016). "Preoccupations – Preoccupations". The Skinny. Retrieved October 19, 2019.
  16. Anderson, Jason (October 2016). "Preoccupations: Preoccupations". Uncut (233): 37.
  17. Preoccupations (album liner notes). Preoccupations. Flemish Eye. 2016. FLCR032-LP.CS1 maint: others (link)
  18. "Ultratop.be – Preoccupations – Preoccupations" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 30, 2016.
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