title: New Material
text: # New Material
  
  New Material is the third studio album by Canadian rock band Preoccupations, released on March 23, 2018, by Flemish Eye in Canada and Jagjaguwar in the United States. It was the band's second album released under this name, after changing it from "Viet Cong" in 2015.
  
  ## Critical reception
  
  Professional ratings :
  
  | Aggregate scores ||
  | - | - |
  | Source | Rating |
  | AnyDecentMusic? | 7.0/10 |
  | Metacritic | 73/100 |
  | Review scores ||
  | Source | Rating |
  | AllMusic | |
  | Clash | |
  | Exclaim! | 6/10 |
  | No Ripcord | 7/10 |
  | Paste | 8.1/10 |
  | Pitchfork | 7.6/10 |
  | PopMatters | |
  | Q | |
  | Sputnikmusic | 2.9/5 |
  
  New Material received positive reviews. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 73, based on 20 reviews, indicating "general favorable reviews".
  
  ## Track listing
  
  All music is composed by Preoccupations.
  
  ## Personnel
  
  The following individuals were credited for the production and composition of the album.
  
  * Daniel Christiansen – group member
  * Dave Cooley – mastering
  * Matthew Flegel – group member, producer
  * Miles Johnson – layout
  * Rena Kozak – editing
  * Justin Meldal-Johnsen – mixing, synthesizer bass
  * Scott Munro – engineer, group member, producer
  * Marc Rimmer – back cover photo, cover photo
  * Mike Schuppan – mixing engineer
  * Michael Wallace – additional production, group member
  
  ## Charts
  
  | Chart (2018) | Peak position |
  | - | - |
  | US Independent Albums (Billboard) | 22 |
  | US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) | 5 |
  | US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard) | 12 |
  | US Vinyl Albums (Billboard) | 25 |
  