Viet Cong (album)
| Viet Cong | ||||
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| File:Viet Cong self titled album cover.jpg | ||||
| Studio album by Preoccupations | ||||
| Released | January 20, 2015 | |||
| Genre | Indie rock, post-punk, art rock | |||
| Length | 37:04 | |||
| Label | Jagjaguwar/Flemish Eye | |||
| Preoccupations chronology | ||||
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Viet Cong is the debut album by Canadian rock band Preoccupations, and the only album to be released under their original name, Viet Cong. It was released on January 20, 2015 by the Jagjaguwar and Flemish Eye record labels.[1][2]
The first single from the album, "Continental Shelf", was released for streaming on October 15, 2014.[3] 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.[4]
Critical reception
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Aggregate scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 77/100[5] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [6] |
| Consequence of Sound | B–[7] |
| Exclaim! | 9/10[8] |
| The Guardian | [9] |
| Mojo | [10] |
| NME | 8/10[11] |
| Pitchfork Media | 8.5/10[12] |
| Rolling Stone | [13] |
| Spin | 8/10[14] |
| Uncut | 7/10[15] |
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".[5] 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".[8]
Accolades
The album was a shortlisted nominee for the 2015 Polaris Music Prize.[16]
| Publication | Accolade | Year | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| NME | NME's Albums of the Year 2015 | 2015 |
46[17]
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| Stereogum | The 50 Best Albums of 2015 | 2015 |
45[18]
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| Pitchfork | Pitchfork Readers' Poll Top 50 Albums | 2015 |
18[19]
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Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Newspaper Spoons" | 3:02 |
| 2. | "Pointless Experience" | 2:59 |
| 3. | "March of Progress" | 6:19 |
| 4. | "Bunker Buster" | 5:55 |
| 5. | "Continental Shelf" | 3:20 |
| 6. | "Silhouettes" | 4:12 |
| 7. | "Death" | 11:17 |
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Total length:
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37:04 | |
Personnel
- Viet Cong
- Matt Flegel – bass guitar, vocals
- Mike Wallace – drums
- Scott Munro – guitar
- Daniel Christiansen – guitar
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