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. It was the band's first album released under this name, after changing it from "Viet Cong" in 2015.
Influences on the album included Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark and New Order.
Release The album was preceded by the singles "Anxiety", "Degraded" and "Memory".
Critical reception
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". 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".
Track listing
Personnel Credits adapted from the liner notes of Preoccupations.
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
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