Preoccupations (album)
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Preoccupations is the eponymous second studio album by Canadian rock band Preoccupations, released on September 16, 2016 on Jagjaguwar in the United States and on Flemish Eye in Canada.[1] It is their first release since they changed their name from Viet Cong.
Release
The album was preceded by the singles "Anxiety", "Degraded" and "Memory".[2][3][4]
Critical reception
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 78/100[5] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [6] |
| Consequence of Sound | B[7] |
| DIY | [8] |
| Drowned in Sound | 8/10[9] |
| Exclaim! | 7/10[10] |
| Pitchfork | 7.9/10[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 78, based on 18 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 are written by Preoccupations
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 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 |
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| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[15] | 105 |
References
- ^ Lozano, Kevin (2016-06-13). "Preoccupations (fka Viet Cong) Announce New Album, Share "Anxiety" Video: Watch". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2016-09-19.
- ^ Rettig, James (2016-06-13). "Preoccupations – "Anxiety" Video". Stereogum. Retrieved 2016-09-23.
- ^ Minsker, Evan (2016-07-13). "Preoccupations (fka Viet Cong) Share New Track "Degraded": Listen". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2016-09-23.
- ^ Galbraith, Alex (2016-09-07). "Preoccupations share 11-minute opus "Memory" featuring Dan Boeckner — listen". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 2016-09-23.
- ^ a b "Preoccupations – Preoccupations". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 2016-09-23.
- ^ Phares, Heather (2016-09-13). "Preoccupations – Preoccupations". All Media Network. Retrieved 2016-09-30.
- ^ Henry, Dusty (2016-09-13). "Preoccupations – Preoccupations". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 2016-09-23.
- ^ Connick, Tom (2016-09-15). "Preoccupations – Preoccupations". DIY. Retrieved 2016-09-23.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Lukowski, Andrzej (2016-09-14). "Preoccupations – Preoccupations". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved 2016-09-23.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Alger, Anna (2016-09-14). "Preoccupations – Preoccupations". Exclaim!. Retrieved 2016-09-23.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Masters, Marc (2016-09-19). "Preoccupations: Preoccupations". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2016-09-23.
- ^ Steinberg, Charles (2016-09-13). "Preoccupations – Preoccupations". Under the Radar. Retrieved 2016-09-23.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Preoccupations: Preoccupations Album Review | Pitchfork". pitchfork.com. Retrieved 2016-11-17.
- ^ Preoccupations (LP liner notes). Preoccupations. Jagjaguwar. 2016. JAG290.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Ultratop.be – Preoccupations – Preoccupations" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 30, 2016.