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About Preoccupations

Preoccupations is a Canadian post-punk band from Calgary, Alberta, formed in 2012 under the name Viet Cong. The band includes Matt Flegel (vocals, bass), Scott Munro (guitar, synth), Daniel Christiansen (guitar), and Mike Wallace (drums). Flegel and Wallace were previously members of the band Women, which disbanded in 2010. The group's musical style has been described as "labyrinthine post-punk." They have released five studio albums: Viet Cong (2015), Preoccupations (2016), New Material (2018), Arrangements (2022), and Ill At Ease (2025).

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Scott MunroMatt FlegelMike Wallace (5)Daniel Christiansen

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Protomartyr

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Ought

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Cola

Cola

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METZ

METZ

Gilla Band

Gilla Band

Shame

Shame

The Murder Capital

The Murder Capital

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Preoccupations — Espionage

Espionage

Preoccupations — Focus

Focus

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Ill at ease

Ill at ease

9th May 2025

Arrangements

Arrangements

9th September 2022

New Material

New Material

23rd March 2018

Preoccupations

Preoccupations

16th September 2016

Cassette

Cassette

8th July 2014

Singles

Slowly

Slowly

8th September 2022

Death of Melody

Death of Melody

26th July 2022

Ricochet

Ricochet

14th June 2022

Pontiac 87

Pontiac 87

16th November 2018

Disarray

Disarray

21st March 2018

Antidote

Antidote

14th February 2018

Espionage

Espionage

17th January 2018

Memory

Memory

8th September 2016

Degraded (Edit)

Degraded (Edit)

14th July 2016

Anxiety

Anxiety

14th June 2016

Key b/w Off Duty Trip

Key b/w Off Duty Trip

2016

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6th January 2015

Continental Shelf

Continental Shelf

16th October 2014

”Telemetry at Howe Bridge”

”Telemetry at Howe Bridge”

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MUR/PONR

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Key / Off Duty Trip (Single)

Key / Off Duty Trip (Single)

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Viet Cong

Cassette [EP]

Cassette [EP]

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6:01
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BastardsIll at ease
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Bunker BusterViet Cong
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Continental Shelf
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Death

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Preoccupations announce new album 'Ill at Ease'

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Preoccupations — Antidote

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Preoccupations — "Anxiety"

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Preoccupations — Bunker Buster

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Preoccupations - Slowly (Official Video)

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FeverPreoccupations

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FocusIll at ease

ForbiddenPreoccupations

Ill at EaseIll at ease

KeyKey / Off Duty Trip (Single)

Krem2Ill at ease

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March of ProgressViet Cong

MemoryPreoccupations

MonotonyPreoccupations

Newspaper SpoonsViet Cong

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PanicIll at ease

Pointless ExperienceViet Cong

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RetrogradeIll at ease

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Select Your DroneCassette [EP]

SensePreoccupations

SilhouettesViet Cong

SkenIll at ease

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SolaceNew Material

Static WallCassette [EP]

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Structureless DesignCassette [EP]

Tearing up the GrassArrangements

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Newspaper Spoons

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Preoccupations announce new album 'Ill at Ease'

The Canadian post-punk quartet have also shared new single 'Focus'.

11 Feb 2025 • 9:33 pm