“So, farewell then, Viet Cong. Mere months after delivering their self-titled debut LP, the Calgary post-punks were forced to change their band’s name. Endless airport shakedowns, repetitive interview questions and a steady stream of abusive e-mails from American Vietnam vets about their controversial moniker evidently took its toll. The foursome probably should have anticipated the backlash. Then”
“Preoccupations take the proverbial, as they rip up the rule book”
“The artists formerly known as Viet Cong return with a harrowing, ferociously alive rock record that nods to Swans and Echo and the Bunnymen.”
“After finally changing their name to Preoccupations, the band of four guys from Calgary have a new album. It, too, is self-titled and a kind of rebirth for the band. Lead single "Anxiety" kicks off the album with dissonance and resignation, a dirge-like anthem with lighter elements that provide reprieve. The band evoke the dreamy guitars of DIIV and Wild Nothing on "Monotony," precise drums and ”
