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Jun 04, 2018 By Christopher Roberts Preoccupations

Last we reported on Preoccupations a couple of weeks ago they had just been robbed twice in one week, losing most of their gear when their van and trailer was stolen on tour in San Francisco less than a week after being robbed in Vancouver. We’re happy to report that the band has now reached their goal on their GoFundMe campaign to help them replace their gear. The band has now a shared a new video for “Decompose.” Directed by Evan Henderson, the video was filmed while the band performed live at Toronto’s Horseshoe Tavern and shot on film which had been boiled for two weeks in a salt water brine prior to filming. Hence the video has a psychedelic feel. Check it out below, followed by the band’s upcoming tour dates.

Preoccupations released a new album, the amusingly titled New Material, this back in March via Jagjaguwar (it was our Album of the Week). The post-punk band were formerly known as Viet Cong, but released their first album as Preoccupations, also titled Preoccupations, in 2016 via Jagjaguwar. New Material is thus technically their third album. The band self-recorded the album, which was mixed by Justin Meldal-Johnson (M83, Wolf Alice).

Read our 2016 interview with Preoccupations.

Pick up Under the Radar’s current print issue (Issue 63) to read our interview with Preoccupations on New Material.

Preoccupations Tour Dates:

6.5 London, UK @ London Underground
6.7 Berlin, D @ Musik & Frieden
6.8 Helsinki, Finland @ Sideways Festival
6.10 Hilvarenbeek, NL @ Best Kept Secret Festival
6.11 Paris, France @ Maroquinerie #
6.12 Ramsgate, UK @ RMH
6.13 Leeds, UK @ Brudenell Social Club #
6.15 Dublin, Ireland @ Donnybrook Stadium ^
7.3 Amsterdam @ Sugarfactory *
7.4 Hamburg @Molotow *
7.5 Roskilde, Denmark @ Roskilde Festival
7.8 Monts, France @ Terre Du Son Festival
7.10 Marina Di Ravenna, Italy @ Hana Bi
7.12 Anyksciai, Lithuania @ Devilstone Festival
7.13 Dour, Belgium @ Dour Festival
7.14 Brighton, UK @ The Haunt *
7.15 Suffolk, UK @ Latitude Festival
7.16 Birmingham, UK @ Hare and Hound *
7.17 Bristol, UK @ The Fleece *
9.08 New York, NY @ OctFest
10.12 Moreno Valley, Ca @ Desert Daze Festival

^ With The National
# With Moaning
* With Joyful Talk

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