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  • Summary: The fourth full-length release for Canadian post-punk band Preoccupations was partially recorded remotely due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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  1. 80
    Despite only being seven tracks long, this album is substantial and will keep audiences invested.
  2. Sep 13, 2022
    77
    Arrangements shows the band as a whole accessing a new sense of purpose and creative liberation, planting another flag in the crowded postpunk landscape.
  3. Sep 9, 2022
    70
    It takes a while for Preoccupations to find their new groove on ‘Arrangements’. But, when they hit that stride in the latter half, it’s a terrific one.
  4. Sep 9, 2022
    70
    This time around, they've pulled from the world's ever-present deterioration to bring some much-needed heft and urgency to the formula.
  5. Uncut
    Sep 9, 2022
    70
    Pandemic restrictions demanded some creative rethinking for these seven tracks. ... Guitars are still central, however, whipping the Chameleons-like “Ricochet” along and performing as bedrock melodic clanging for the six-minute, Sisters-adjacent closer, “Tearing Up The Grass”. [Oct 2022, p.33]
  6. Sep 28, 2022
    70
    Polished production all around allows the band to really bring a twist to their previous music. Simple bass lines and drum beats are easily forgotten about, but the band use this to their advantage throughout the seven track production.
  7. Sep 14, 2022
    64
    While Preoccupations’ message remains honest and earnest, it doesn’t create enough friction to cause a spark.

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