boygenius have reunited onstage during Phoebe Bridgers’ Brooklyn show•
Rose Gray has dropped a new track that's "all chaos, love and emotion", ‘Blink Twice’•
Keo have released debut album ‘Put A Smile On For Me’ as Brixton Academy show sells out•
Taylor Swift has released four new songs on ‘The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore’•
Madonna and Charli xcx have released ‘Danceteria Afterhours’•
Lizzy McAlpine has announced ‘The Over Country Tour’•
Heidi Curtis has announced her new EP ‘Summon’ and shared its title track•
Prima Queen have released new single ‘Dirty Rascal’•
Taylor Swift has announced ‘The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore’ deluxe edition•
Oasis have added four Live ’27 shows across Europe and Knebworth•
CHVRCHES have returned with new single ‘Roses’ and intimate shows•
RIP Magic have announced their debut album ‘1,2,3’•
Jorja Smith, Robyn and Fcukers have won at the 2026 Independent Music Awards•
Basht. have shared new single ‘Kids Vs Guns’ ahead of debut album ‘Poor Advice’•
Niall Horan has honoured Liam Payne with ‘End of an Era’ tour tribute•
Audrey Hobert has unveiled a new video for 'Sex and the City' as she begins her headline tour•
The Dork 2025 Readers' Poll nominations are in, featuring CMAT, Turnstile, Wolf Alice, Djo, Hayley Williams and loads more•
flowerovlove has released her first-ever first Christmas track, 'wishlist'•
Mighty Hoopla and Olly Alexander have announced Trans Mission, a concert for trans solidarity•
JADE has announced a deluxe edition of her debut album, 'THAT'S SHOWBIZ BABY! THE ENCORE'•
boygenius have reunited onstage during Phoebe Bridgers’ Brooklyn show•
Rose Gray has dropped a new track that's "all chaos, love and emotion", ‘Blink Twice’•
Keo have released debut album ‘Put A Smile On For Me’ as Brixton Academy show sells out•
Taylor Swift has released four new songs on ‘The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore’•
Madonna and Charli xcx have released ‘Danceteria Afterhours’•
Lizzy McAlpine has announced ‘The Over Country Tour’•
Heidi Curtis has announced her new EP ‘Summon’ and shared its title track•
Prima Queen have released new single ‘Dirty Rascal’•
Taylor Swift has announced ‘The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore’ deluxe edition•
Oasis have added four Live ’27 shows across Europe and Knebworth•
CHVRCHES have returned with new single ‘Roses’ and intimate shows•
RIP Magic have announced their debut album ‘1,2,3’•
Jorja Smith, Robyn and Fcukers have won at the 2026 Independent Music Awards•
Basht. have shared new single ‘Kids Vs Guns’ ahead of debut album ‘Poor Advice’•
Niall Horan has honoured Liam Payne with ‘End of an Era’ tour tribute•
Audrey Hobert has unveiled a new video for 'Sex and the City' as she begins her headline tour•
The Dork 2025 Readers' Poll nominations are in, featuring CMAT, Turnstile, Wolf Alice, Djo, Hayley Williams and loads more•
flowerovlove has released her first-ever first Christmas track, 'wishlist'•
Mighty Hoopla and Olly Alexander have announced Trans Mission, a concert for trans solidarity•
JADE has announced a deluxe edition of her debut album, 'THAT'S SHOWBIZ BABY! THE ENCORE'•
Dork
News
Features
Reviews
Magazine
  • Dork
  • Popzines
Shop
Listings
Directory
Festivals
Hype-THE BEST NEW NAMES, FIRST
Upset-DORK'S HOME FOR ALL THINGS LOUD
The 19755SOSAlessi RoseArctic MonkeysArlo ParksBastillebeabadoobeeBillie EilishBleachersblink-182BlossomsBlur
Bring Me The HorizonCarly Rae JepsenCavetownChappell RoanCharli xcxCHVRCHESCMATConan GrayDeclan McKennaDjoFall Out BoyFoals
Fontaines D.C.Ghostgirl in redGlass AnimalsGorillazGracie AbramsHAIMHarry StylesHolly HumberstoneInhalerJames MarriottThe Japanese House
The Last Dinner PartyLewis CapaldiLinkin ParkLouis TomlinsonMaggie RogersMaisie PetersMUNAMy Chemical RomanceNiall HoranOasis Live '27Olivia DeanOlivia Rodrigo
Pale WavesParamorePhoebe BridgersPinkPantheressRemi WolfReneé RappSabrina CarpenterSam FenderShameSlipknotTate McRaeTaylor Swift
Twenty One PilotsWallowsWet LegWolf AliceYard ActYUNGBLUDZara Larsson
etc.
Film & TV
Gaming
Literature
Culture
Festival Guides-YOUR ESSENTIAL FESTIVAL COMPANION
Hype-THE BEST NEW NAMES, FIRST
Mixtape-DORK'S BEST NEW TRACKS
Play-DORK'S NEW MUSIC FRIDAY EDIT
Upset-DORK'S HOME FOR ALL THINGS LOUD
Playlist Covers
Playlist Directory
Recommender
Before Doors-LIVE SESSIONS
After Gates-FESTIVAL SESSIONS
Music Video Directory
Down With Boring-THE DORK PODCAST
Chart Attack-UK NUMBER ONES, DISSECTED
Dork Live
Oasis Live ’27Tickets. Dates. What’s the story?Explore the tour
Dork Radio
Live
Live 24/7
Dork Radio
Dork
Down With Boring

Join thousands of music lovers getting the best new tracks, exclusive interviews, and breaking news delivered straight to your inbox every week.

In print now

September 2026

Latest issue variants

View archive
Dork, September 2026 (Carly Rae Jepsen cover)

Carly Rae Jepsen

Dork, September 2026 (Cruz Beckham cover)

Cruz Beckham

Dork, September 2026 (Westside Cowboy cover)

Westside Cowboy

Advertise|Support|About Dork|Editorial standards & corrections|Privacy Policy|Genres|Years|Sitemap|RSS|Cookie settings
© 2026 The Bunker Publishing Ltd. All rights reserved.
Powered by PlaywireAdvertise on this site.
  1. Tracks
  2. Preoccupations
  3. Preoccupations
  4. Anxiety
Anxiety by Preoccupations

TRACK

Preoccupations

Anxiety

Release date: 15th September 2016

From Preoccupations
Track 1
4:30
AlternativeMusicRockCollege Rock
Spotify Apple Music More on Preoccupations

About This Track

‘Anxiety’ by Preoccupations is a 2016 alternative track from the album ‘Preoccupations’. The lyrics sketch a headlong spiral of urgency, unease and second-guessing, with recollections of something nightmarish and a sense that everything feels cryptic, incomprehensible and encompassing. Repeatedly, the perspective returns to being trapped in ‘Anxiety’, with no control or compensation, and a jaded need for astonishment that lands as humiliation, not bravado, or even the risk of overconfidence.

"Anxiety" is a track by Preoccupations, from the album Preoccupations, released 15th September 2016. The track is 4:30 long. It's filed under Alternative. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 1 article about Preoccupations.

About the Artist

Preoccupations

Preoccupations

Lyrics

Anxiety

With a sense of urgency and unease
Second-guessing just about everything
Recollections of a nightmare
So cryptic and incomprehensible

Encompassing
Anxiety

No control, no compensation
A jaded need for some astonishment
It's a blunt humiliation
Not at risk of being overconfident

Encompassing
Anxiety

I'm spinning in a vacuum
Deteriorating to great acclaim
Help has fallen by the wayside
Nowhere near to finding better ways to be
I'm not here purely for the sake
Of breathing, I am wide awake
Excuse my efforts for today

All-encompassing
Anxiety

I'm spinning in a vacuum
Deteriorating to great acclaim
Help has fallen by the wayside
Nowhere near to finding better ways to be
I'm not here purely for the sake
Of breathing, I am wide awake
Excuse my efforts for today

Lyrics provided by LRCLIB

View full lyrics page →

Track details

From Preoccupations

4:302016
Listen
Album
Preoccupations
Preoccupations
Preoccupations
16th September 2016
Track number
1
Release year
2016
  1. 1Anxiety
    4:30
  2. 2Monotony
    2:54
  3. 3Zodiac
    3:43
  4. 4Memory
    11:27
Watch the music video

Preoccupations — "Anxiety"

Preoccupations — "Anxiety"

 

"Anxiety"

More from Preoccupations

Albums & EPs

Ill at ease
Ill at ease
2025
Arrangements
Arrangements
2022
New Material
New Material
2018

Explore

More tracks by Preoccupations

  1. Bunker Buster
  2. March of Progress
  3. Newspaper Spoons
  4. Pointless Experience
  5. Silhouettes
  6. AdvisorArrangements
    7:34
  7. AndromedaIll at ease
    4:48
  8. AntidoteNew Material
    6:01
  9. BastardsIll at ease
    4:29
  10. ComplianceNew Material
    5:08

Showing 10 of 50

If you like Preoccupations

Viet Cong

Viet Cong

Protomartyr

Protomartyr

Ought

Ought

Bambara

Cola

Cola

Omni

5Degraded
4:01
  • 6Sense
    1:02
  • 7Forbidden
    1:32
  • 8Stimulation
    4:42
  • 9Fever
    4:32

    • Credits

    Production & Engineering

    Writer
    Daniel Christiansen, Matt Flegel, Mike Wallace, Preoccupations, Scott Munro
    Producer
    Graham Walsh, Matt Flegel, Scott Munro
    Bass
    Matt Flegel
    Drums
    Mike Wallace
    Guitar
    Daniel Christiansen, Scott Munro
    Vocals
    Julie Fader, Matt Flegel
    Mastering Engineer
    Paul Gold
    Mixing Engineer
    Graham Walsh
    Recording Engineer
    Graham Walsh, Scott Munro
    Synthesizer
    Scott Munro
    READ MORE ABOUT PREOCCUPATIONSREAD MORE ABOUT PREOCCUPATIONSREAD MORE ABOUT PREOCCUPATIONSREAD MORE ABOUT PREOCCUPATIONS
    READ MORE ABOUT PREOCCUPATIONSREAD MORE ABOUT PREOCCUPATIONSREAD MORE ABOUT PREOCCUPATIONSREAD MORE ABOUT PREOCCUPATIONS
    Preoccupations announce new album 'Ill at Ease'
    News

    Preoccupations announce new album 'Ill at Ease'

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

    11 Feb 2025 • 9:33 pm
    Preoccupations - New Material
    Reviews

    Preoccupations - New Material

    Like a therapy session on a roller coaster.

    20 Mar 2018 • 1:15 pm
    Preoccupations - Preoccupations
    Reviews

    Preoccupations - Preoccupations

    Preoccupations always were too good to be marred by controversy.

    13 Sept 2016 • 9:01 am