Preoccupations

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Preoccupations
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Preoccupations performing at Le Point Ephémère in Paris, France, 9 February 2015.
Background information
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OriginCalgary, Alberta, Canada
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GenresPost-punk, art rock, art punk, indie rock, noise rock, industrial
Years activeScript error: No such module "Date time".–present
LabelTemplate:Pluralize from textJagjaguwar, Mexican Summer, Flemish Eye, Born Losers
MembersMatt Flegel
Mike Wallace
Scott Munro
Daniel Christiansen
Websitepreoccupations.ca

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Preoccupations is a Canadian post-punk band from Calgary, Alberta, formed in 2012 under the name Viet Cong. The band consists of Matt Flegel (vocals, bass), Scott Munro (guitar, synth), Daniel Christiansen (guitar) and Mike Wallace (drums). Flegel and Wallace had previously been members of the band Women, which broke up in 2010. The group's musical style has been described as "labyrinthine post-punk".[1]

To date, the band has released five studio albums: Viet Cong (2015), Preoccupations (2016), New Material (2018) Arrangements (2022), and Ill At Ease (2025).

History

Formation and Viet Cong (2012–2015)

In 2010, the band Women entered an indefinite hiatus after an onstage fight.[2] That band's guitarist, Christopher Reimer, died in 2012.[3][4] Following Reimer's death and the disbanding of Women, ex-Women bassist Matt Flegel decided to form a new band with guitarist Scott Munro (formerly of Lab Coast); the two had recently toured together as live musicians for Chad VanGaalen. They recruited ex-Women drummer Mike Wallace and guitarist Daniel Christiansen (the latter previously performed in a Black Sabbath cover band alongside Flegel and Wallace).[5]

The band's debut EP, a self-released cassette, was issued in 2013.[5]

The band performed at SXSW festival in 2014,[6] and then signed to Canadian record label Flemish Eye.[7] The band's cassette release was reissued by Mexican Summer on vinyl on July 8, 2014.[8]

The band released their debut album, Viet Cong, on January 20, 2015, on Jagjaguwar and Flemish Eye.[9] The band announced plans for a North American and European tour to promote the album.[10]

Name change and Preoccupations (2016–2017)

The band frequently faced controversy over their original name, involving accusations of both racism and cultural appropriation because of the name's association with the original Vietnamese Viet Cong.[11] In March 2015, the band was set to perform at Oberlin College, but the show was cancelled due to their "offensive name".[12]

In September 2015, the band announced that they were going to change their name, posting to their Facebook page, "We are a band who wants to make music and play our music for our fans. We are not here to cause pain or remind people of atrocities of the past".[11][13] On March 29, 2016, the Canadian music magazine Exclaim! reported that the band were still booking shows under the name Viet Cong, and began running a real-time "Days since Viet Cong promised to change their name" counter on the magazine's website.[14]

On April 21, 2016, Flegel announced in a Pitchfork interview that the band would henceforth be performing and recording under the name "Preoccupations".[15] Their second studio album, Preoccupations, was released as a self-titled album under the name Preoccupations on September 16, 2016.[16]

New Material, Arrangements And Ill At Ease (2018–present)

On January 16, 2018, the band previewed a new single, "Espionage". Their third studio album, New Material, was released on March 23, 2018. This was their last release on American imprint Jagjaguwar Records. [17]

On October 5, 2020, the band announced on Twitter that they were working on a new album.[18] This, their fourth studio album, titled Arrangements, was released on September 9, 2022 solely via Flemish Eye Records.[19] In late 2024, On February 11, 2025, Preoccupations announced their fifth album Ill At Ease, which was released on May 9, 2025, via Born Losers Records.

Musical style

The group's musical style has mainly been described as "post-punk".[1][20] The band's debut cassette was described as a combination of "crooning post-punk vocals, distant-sounding harmonies à la Nuggets-era psychedelia, noise-addled punk, and Blade Runner-style instrumentals".[1]

Asked about the band's new wave influences in 2016, Munro said, "Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark gets rocked a lot in the van, and we're all New Order fans of course... At least half of my favourite records are from the late seventies or the early eighties."[21]

Band members

  • Matt Flegel – bass, vocals
  • Mike Wallace – drums
  • Scott "Monty" Munro – guitar, synth
  • Daniel Christiansen – guitar


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Discography

Studio albums

EPs

Singles

  • "Throw It Away" (2013, self-released)
  • "Continental Shelf" (2014, Jagjaguwar)
  • "Bunker Buster" (2014, Jagjaguwar)
  • "Silhouettes" (2014, Jagjaguwar)
  • "Anxiety" (2016, Jagjaguwar)
  • "Stimulation" (2016, Jagjaguwar)
  • "Degraded" (2016, Jagjaguwar)
  • "Memory" (2016, Jagjaguwar)
  • "Key / Off Duty Trip" (2016, Jagjaguwar)
  • "Espionage" (2018, Jagjaguwar)
  • "Antidote" (2018, Jagjaguwar)
  • "Disarray" (2018, Jagjaguwar)
  • "Decompose" (2018, Jagjaguwar)
  • "Pontiac 87" (2018, Jagjaguwar)
  • "Ricochet" (2022, self-released)
  • "Death of Melody" (2022, self-released)
  • "Slowly" (2022, self-released)
  • "Focus" (2025, Born Losers)
  • "MUR/PONR" (2025, Born Losers)

References

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  1. ^ a b c Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Zoladz, Linsay (March 20, 2014). "Viet Cong - "Bunker Buster" [Rough Mix]". Pitchfork. Retrieved May 6, 2014.
  2. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Dombal, Ryan (November 1, 2010). "Women Cancel Tour After Clashing Onstage". Pitchfork. Retrieved May 6, 2014.
  3. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."R.I.P. Christopher Reimer (of Women)". Consequence of Sound. February 22, 2012. Retrieved May 6, 2014.
  4. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Pelly, Jenn (February 22, 2012). "R.I.P. Women Guitarist Christopher Reimer". Pitchfork. Retrieved May 6, 2014.
  5. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Rising: Viet Cong". Pitchfork. March 13, 2014. Retrieved May 6, 2014.
  6. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Garrett, Jonathan (March 15, 2014). "SXSW Friday Round-Up: Bully, Happy Diving, Viet Cong, Gang Of Youths". NME. Retrieved May 6, 2014.
  7. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Adams, Gregory (March 10, 2014). "Women Offshoot Viet Cong Sign to Flemish Eye". Exclaim!. Retrieved May 6, 2014.
  8. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Minsker, Evan (May 6, 2014). "Viet Cong Announce "Cassette" EP Reissue, Share "Oxygen Feed"". Pitchfork. Retrieved May 6, 2014.
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  16. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Coughlan, Jamie (7 September 2016). "Preoccupations Share 11 Minute Epic 'Memory' Feat. Dan Boeckner Of Wolf Parade". Overblown. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  17. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Preoccupations Announce New Album, Share New Song: Listen". Pitchfork. 16 January 2018. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
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  19. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Bloom, Madison; Hussey, Allison (9 September 2022). "9 Albums Out This Week You Should Listen to Now". Pitchfork.
  20. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Friesen, Devib (October 17, 2013). "Post-punk in the corner pocket". Fast Forward Weekly. Archived from the original on March 23, 2014. Retrieved May 6, 2014.
  21. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Intense Manoeuvres in the Dark: Preoccupations im Interview". The Postie (in Deutsch). July 8, 2016. Retrieved January 9, 2024.

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