Preoccupations: a singular, bracing collection that proves what's punishing can also be soothing, everything can change without disrupting your compass.
You can designate records as seasonal, and you can feel Preoccupation's Viet Cong's bleakness and declare it wintry. But the only way you get a frost is when there's something warmer to freeze up.
VanGaalen delivers his most abrasive, unstable collection in years. Even this notorious Canadian recluse can't stop a little apocalyptic dread from creeping in.
"The band's defeatism takes on a new tenor: battle-worn, sincere, and not quite so antagonistic. That may mean that New Material lacks the punch of their feisty debut, but it also lends these songs a soothing quality." -Pitchfork
To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the now legendary album 'Public Strain', Women are releasing a special limited edition clear vinyl pressing of the album and a new five-song collection of material titled 'Rarities 2007-2010.' 2020
