Viet Cong (album)
Viet Cong is the debut studio album by Canadian rock band Preoccupations. It was released on January 20, 2015, by Flemish Eye in Canada and Jagjaguwar internationally. It is the only album released by the band under the name "Viet Cong", as they changed their name to "Preoccupations" in 2016.
The first single from the album, "Continental Shelf", was released for streaming on October 15, 2014. The album also features a re-recorded version of a previous song, "Bunker Buster". The band embarked on a North American and European tour in support of the album.
Production
The album was recorded during 2014 at The Barn Window Studio, Lost Cause Studios, Basketball 4 Life and Monty's Place.Critical reception
Upon its release, Viet Cong received mainly positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an average score of 77, based on 23 reviews, indicating "generally favourable reviews". Writing for Exclaim!, Cam Lindsay noted that "Viet Cong maintains the same shadowy, droning tones that haunted Cassette, only taking them deeper into the abyss".Accolades
The album was a shortlisted nominee for the 2015 Polaris Music Prize.| Publication | Accolade | Year | Rank |
| NME | NME's Albums of the Year 2015 | 2015 | 46 |
| Stereogum | The 50 Best Albums of 2015 | 2015 | 45 |
| Pitchfork | Pitchfork Readers' Poll Top 50 Albums | 2015 | 18 |
Track listing
Personnel
;Viet Cong- Matt Flegel – bass guitar, vocals
- Mike Wallace – drums
- Scott Munro – guitar
- Daniel Christiansen – guitar