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by Alicja Rutkowska
June 9, 2018
in Gigs & Festivals, Live Previews
tags Alicja Rutkowska, big ups, club kuru, Gigs of the Week, jay som, Leeds, live music, Preoccupations, Waxahatchee

PREVIEW: Gigs of the Week in Leeds, June 9th-June 15th

by Alicja Rutkowska
June 9, 2018
in Gigs & Festivals, Live Previews
tags Alicja Rutkowska, big ups, club kuru, Gigs of the Week, jay som, Leeds, live music, Preoccupations, Waxahatchee

The best gigs coming up in Leeds this week, including Club Kuru, Big Ups, Jay Som, Waxahatchee and Preoccupations!

by Sandie Garland
March 28, 2018
in Best New Music, New Album Releases, Reviews
tags album, Daniel Christiansen, Jagjaguwar, Matt Flegel, Mike Wallace, New Material, Preoccupations, review, Sandie Garland, Scott Munro

REVIEW: Preoccupations – ‘New Material’ (Jagjaguwar)

by Sandie Garland
March 28, 2018
in Best New Music, New Album Releases, Reviews
tags album, Daniel Christiansen, Jagjaguwar, Matt Flegel, Mike Wallace, New Material, Preoccupations, review, Sandie Garland, Scott Munro

Preoccupations’ third record ‘New Material’ is just as nihilistic and apocalyptic as their earlier albums, yet also more melodic and accessible.

by Ed Biggs
December 9, 2016
in Features, Staff Lists
tags A Tribe Called Quest, album of the year, Alice Williams, Alicja Rutkowska, Anderson Paak, Angel Olsen, Anna Meredith, Anohni, Bat For Lashes, best albums of 2016, Blood Orange, Blossoms, Bon Iver, Car Seat Headrest, Chance The Rapper, Christine & The Queens, Crystal Castles, D.D Dumbo, Danny Brown, David Bowie, Death Grips, Ed Biggs, Ellie Wolf, Explosions In The Sky, Flume, Frank Ocean, Future Of The Left, GOAT, Gold Panda, Hannah Binns, Harry Beynon, Honeyblood, Iggy Pop, James Blake, Jamie T, Jesse Casey, John Tindale, Kanye West, Kendrick Lamar, Lambchop, Lauren James, Leonard Cohen, Let's Eat Grandma, Local Natives, Matthew Langham, Metallica, Metronomy, Michael Kiwanuka, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Ollie Rankine, Owen Molde, PJ Harvey, Preoccupations, Radiohead, Savages, Skepta, Slaves, Suede, The Julie Ruin, The Last Shadow Puppets, The Weeknd, TOY, Whitney, Wild Beasts, Woody Delaney

The Top 50 Albums of 2016

by Ed Biggs
December 9, 2016
in Features, Staff Lists
tags A Tribe Called Quest, album of the year, Alice Williams, Alicja Rutkowska, Anderson Paak, Angel Olsen, Anna Meredith, Anohni, Bat For Lashes, best albums of 2016, Blood Orange, Blossoms, Bon Iver, Car Seat Headrest, Chance The Rapper, Christine & The Queens, Crystal Castles, D.D Dumbo, Danny Brown, David Bowie, Death Grips, Ed Biggs, Ellie Wolf, Explosions In The Sky, Flume, Frank Ocean, Future Of The Left, GOAT, Gold Panda, Hannah Binns, Harry Beynon, Honeyblood, Iggy Pop, James Blake, Jamie T, Jesse Casey, John Tindale, Kanye West, Kendrick Lamar, Lambchop, Lauren James, Leonard Cohen, Let's Eat Grandma, Local Natives, Matthew Langham, Metallica, Metronomy, Michael Kiwanuka, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Ollie Rankine, Owen Molde, PJ Harvey, Preoccupations, Radiohead, Savages, Skepta, Slaves, Suede, The Julie Ruin, The Last Shadow Puppets, The Weeknd, TOY, Whitney, Wild Beasts, Woody Delaney

The top fifty albums of 2016, selected by our staff.

by Ed Biggs
September 22, 2016
in Best New Music, New Album Releases, Reviews
tags album, Chris Reimer, Ed Biggs, Jagjaguwar, Matt Flegel, Mike Wallace, Preoccupations, review, Scott Munro, Viet Cong

REVIEW: Preoccupations – ‘Preoccupations’ (Jagjaguwar)

by Ed Biggs
September 22, 2016
in Best New Music, New Album Releases, Reviews
tags album, Chris Reimer, Ed Biggs, Jagjaguwar, Matt Flegel, Mike Wallace, Preoccupations, review, Scott Munro, Viet Cong

‘Preoccupations’ crackles with nervous energy and tension, and serves to buttress the impressive and innovative post-punk of the band’s debut last year.

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