Allmusic2018afafHeather Phares2018"Another evolution in the way Preoccupations bring poetic soulfulness to post-punk, New Material lives up to its name -- it's not just another batch of songs, it's a fresh approach that feels like a breakthrough".Læs anmeldelse
Pasted. 23. mar. 2018afafMadison Deslerd. 23. mar. 2018"Examinations of creation, destruction and the ways that we often practice the two in vain have regularly been tethered to the Canadian post-punk band's work-even going back to their days as Viet Cong. And while that's quite a downcast undertaking, it's one that goes hand-in-hand with Preoccupations' dystopian-future-sounding music".Læs anmeldelse
Pitchforkd. 22. mar. 2018afafSasha Geffend. 22. mar. 2018"The band's third full-length is an easier and more melodic entry into their spindly post-punk. Here, their defeatism takes on a new tenor: battle-worn, sincere, and not quite so antagonistic".Læs anmeldelse