Preoccupations Announce New Album Arrangements, Share New Song “Ricochet”: Listen

“The lyrics are pretty conspicuous and self-explanatory on this one, but it’s basically about the world blowing up and no one giving a shit,” lead vocalist and songwriter Matthew Flegel explained
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Preoccupations, photo by Erik Tanner

Preoccupations have announced their first studio album since 2018’s New Material. The new one, titled Arrangements, arrives on September 9. The record will get released via Flemish Eye in Canada, and the band will self-release it in the rest of the world. The new LP’s lead single is “Ricochet.” Find the new song, as well as Preoccupations’ upcoming tour schedule, below.

Lead vocalist and songwriter Matthew Flegel said of the new album in a statement, “The lyrics are pretty conspicuous and self-explanatory on this one, but it’s basically about the world blowing up and no one giving a shit.”

Preoccupations: Arrangements

Arrangements:

01 Fix Bayonets!
02 Ricochet
03 Death of Melody
04 Slowly
05 Advisor
06 Recalibrate
07 Tearing Up the Grass

Preoccupations:

08-26 Málaga, Spain - CanelaParty
10-19 Detroit, MI - Loving Touch
10-20 Cleveland, OH - Grog Shop
10-22 Davenport, IA - Raccoon Motel
10-23 Saint Paul, MN - Turf Club
10-26 Calgary, Alberta - Commonwealth
10-28 Seattle, WA - Tractor Tavern
10-29 Vancouver, British Columbia - Biltmore Cabaret
10-30 Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge
11-02 San Francisco, CA - Rickshaw Stop
11-04 Los Angeles, CA - Echoplex
11-05 Phoenix, AZ - Valley
11-08 San Antonio, TX - Paper Tiger
11-09 Austin, TX - Parish
11-10 Dallas, TX - Three Links
11-12 Atlanta, GA - Aisle 5
11-16 Washington, D.C. - DC9
11-17 Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda’s
11-18 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
11-19 Hamden, CT - Space Ballroom
11-21 Boston, MA - The Sinclair
11-22 Montreal, Quebec - Bar le Ritz PDB
11-24 Toronto, Ontario - Lee’s

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Preoccupations on Tour 2022