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  • Under the Radar

    PREOCCUPATIONS

    Apr 03, 2018 2 minutes
    Words by Charles Steinberg

    Preoccupations’ drummer Mike Wallace once grimaced at the suggestion that the Calgary, Alberta band was part of a new guard in the post-punk/New Wave sound. Lead vocalist, bassist, and songwriter Matt Flegel finds this amusing but doesn’t mind the association.

    “If we have to get lumped into a genre, then sure, I’ll take post-punk. It’s a

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