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Sep 26, 2022Despite only being seven tracks long, this album is substantial and will keep audiences invested.
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Sep 13, 2022Arrangements shows the band as a whole accessing a new sense of purpose and creative liberation, planting another flag in the crowded postpunk landscape.
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Sep 28, 2022Polished 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.
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Sep 16, 2022Dense and sometimes overwhelming, Arrangements is a testament to Preoccupations' willingness to stay in their discomfort zone and document everything that happens. This time, however, the results are admirable but not always easy to connect with.
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UncutSep 9, 2022Pandemic 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]
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Sep 9, 2022It 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.
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Sep 9, 2022This time around, they've pulled from the world's ever-present deterioration to bring some much-needed heft and urgency to the formula.
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Sep 9, 2022Personal examinations are nothing new to Flegel, but the lyrics become more interesting when he shifts to broader, bitter social criticisms.
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Sep 14, 2022While Preoccupations’ message remains honest and earnest, it doesn’t create enough friction to cause a spark.