They may come from the cold, but Preoccupations bring the heat to every stage they play. Today (July 26) the Canadian post-punk band offer up a driving and dark new tune called “Death of Melody,” the latest from forthcoming fourth studio LP Arrangements, out September 9 via Flemish Eye Records. Wonderfully described as “a deeper level of avant pop, a shimmery mine of dystopian glam,” it should sound quite massive when the group tours North America this fall.
“It’s about having a song stuck in your head, and having no idea what it is, and driving yourself to the brink of dementia trying to figure out what it is” says bassist/vocalist Matt Flegel. “It’s about knowing and forgetting, existing in the middle ground between the permanent and temporary.”
Sounds like us on a Wednesday. Fire up “Death of Melody” below, and scan through all Preoccupations continental dates, including a November 21 twirl at The Sinclair in Cambridge, after the Spotify jump.
Preoccupations 2022 North American Tour:
October 19: Loving Touch – Detroit, MI
October 20: Grog Shop – Cleveland, OH
October 21: Lincoln Hall – Chicago, IL
October 22: Racoon Motel- Davenport, IA
October 23: Turf Club in St. Paul – Minneapolis, MN
October 26: Commonwealth – Calgary, AB
October 28: Tractor Tavern – Seattle, WA
October 29: Biltmore Cabaret – Vancouver, BC
October 30: Doug Fir Lounge – Portland, OR
November 2: Rickshaw Stop – San Francisco, CA
November 4: Echoplex – Los Angeles, CA
November 5: Valley – Phoenix, AZ
November 8: Paper Tiger – San Antonio, TX
November 9: Parish – Austin, TX
November 10: Three Links – Dallas, TX
November 12: Aisle 5 – Atlanta, GA
November 16: DC9 – Washington, DC
November 17: Johnny Brendas – Philadelphia, PA
November 18: Bowery Ballroom – New York, NY
November 19: Space Ballroom – Hamden, CT
November 21: The Sinclair – Cambridge, MA
November 22: Bar Le Ritz – Montreal, QC
November 24: Lee’s – Toronto, ON