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Released | September 16, 2016 | |||
Recorded | 2016 | |||
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Length | 38:16 | |||
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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.
The album was preceded by the singles "Anxiety", "Degraded" and "Memory". [2] [3] [4]
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AnyDecentMusic? | 7.4/10 [5] |
Metacritic | 79/100 [6] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Consequence of Sound | B [8] |
DIY | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Exclaim! | 7/10 [10] |
The Irish Times | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Pitchfork | 7.9/10 [12] |
PopMatters | 8/10 [13] |
Q | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Skinny | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Uncut | 8/10 [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]
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 |
Credits adapted from the liner notes of Preoccupations. [17]
Chart (2016) | Peak position |
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Belgian Albums ( Ultratop Flanders) [18] | 105 |
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Preoccupations | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | September 16, 2016 | |||
Recorded | 2016 | |||
Studio |
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Genre | ||||
Length | 38:16 | |||
Label | ||||
Producer |
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Preoccupations chronology | ||||
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Singles from Preoccupations | ||||
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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.
The album was preceded by the singles "Anxiety", "Degraded" and "Memory". [2] [3] [4]
Aggregate scores | |
---|---|
Source | Rating |
AnyDecentMusic? | 7.4/10 [5] |
Metacritic | 79/100 [6] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Consequence of Sound | B [8] |
DIY | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Exclaim! | 7/10 [10] |
The Irish Times | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Pitchfork | 7.9/10 [12] |
PopMatters | 8/10 [13] |
Q | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Skinny | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Uncut | 8/10 [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]
All tracks are written by Preoccupations
No. | Title | Length |
---|---|---|
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 |
Credits adapted from the liner notes of Preoccupations. [17]
Chart (2016) | Peak position |
---|---|
Belgian Albums ( Ultratop Flanders) [18] | 105 |
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