Preoccupations
by Preoccupations
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Preoccupations track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Preoccupations rankings
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| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  johnner | Top 22 Music Albums of 2016 | 12/22 | 3 |
| 2026 |  imacgill | Top 100 Music Albums of 2016 | 25/100 | 4 |
| 2026 |  HoldenM | Top 63 Music Albums of 2016 | 44/63 | 2 |
| 2026 |  Purplepash | Top 100 Music Albums of 2016 | 83/100 | 1 |
| 2026 | kevinrob4 | Top 99 Music Albums of 2016 | 66/99 | 2 |
| 2026 | juanr1096 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2016 | 74/100 | 1 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | Blow Up Critics Playlist 2016 | 45/49 | - |
| 2026 |  ssteve | Top 61 Music Albums of 2016 | 16/61 | 4 |
| 2026 | Exist-en-ciel | Top 100 Music Albums of 2016 | 66/100 | 2 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | Telerama Les meilleurs albums de 2016 | 47/55 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 108 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 333 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 07/08/2026 18:05 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,672 | 70/100 |
| ! | 03/04/2026 22:48 | Devilwoac | 1,526 | 97/100 |
| ! | 01/31/2026 02:51 | Proto | 4,299 | 33/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 21% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 73.8/100, a mean average of 73.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 73.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.3.
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Preoccupations is a callback to the post-punk era of the late 70's. The album does a decent job keeping itself from being a Joy Division copy by adding in some tempo changes and more industrial sounds, though you can still tell who their influences are. "Degraded" is easily the best song with its eerie into and drum dash into madness. The lyrics are a bit to doom and gloom, they come off as dark without any real emotional connection.
Of all the things that have been labeled "post-punk revival" since the turn of the century, this is the one that sounds the most like the original post-punk movement. Dark, slow, brooding and missing a lot of the dance element that's become commonplace in the revival movement, this album wouldn't sound out of place at CBGB. That being said, they don't sound like a particularly remarkable band of that era, more like a Josef K or something. Cool to hear that people are still making music with that sound, but because it's missing a unique identity or innovative element, it has more alike with the first movement in sound than it does in spirit.
The continuing adventures of Viet Cont, newly christened as Preoccupations. I thought their last album was tough and polarizing. I can see how many wouldn't get it, but I really fell for it. This follow-up seems more dreary and a little less focused, but still enjoyable. Recommended.
SaulCortes1992 johnner TOP 100 COMMENTER 09/17/2016 22:23 | #175245 | TOP COMMENT
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After the relatively straightforward sound of Viet Cong Preoccupations is a return to the labyrinthine post-punk of their Cassette mini-album. On most tracks the band refuse to settle on one style before swiftly moving on without making much of an impression.
It's also an atypical sophomore album displaying a newly hardened attitude that is unique to the band which can tend to be more claustrophobic and gothic than previous releases. It's interesting but sadly the band are simply trying too hard.
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