By Justin Cudahy, Columns Editor [Jagjaguwar; 2018] Rating: 6.5/10 Key Tracks: “Espionage”, “Manipulation”, “Doubt” Calgary-based post-punk group Preoccupations have certainly found themselves on a creative streak these last three years – having now released their third full-length album in said time. Ever since the band rebranded themselves back in 2016, (having originally gone by Viet Cong…
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Album Review: Preoccupations – Preoccupations
By Eli Schoop, Copy Editor [Jagjaguwar, 2016] Rating: 6.5/10 Key Tracks: “Anxiety,” “Zodiac,” “Sense” A key component of Preoccupations’ music is existential dread. This encapsulates from everything they do, from the downtrodden former members’ stint in Women to the current pledge as newly retitled Preoccupations. While Preoccupations builds upon this past ethos as succinctly as possible, it doesn’t…
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