Matt Flegel and Mike Wallace announced their eponymous debut album "Viet Cong" with the release of its first single “Continental Shelf.” Matt Flegel told the story behind the song to Songs for Whoever: ”I remember writing that main riff – like the first thing that you hear in the song – on an acoustic guitar. It was on my birthday, I was on tour with Chad VanGaalen and we were in a little town called Encinitas just north of San Diego, down the West Coast of California, which is maybe why there’s some sort of surfy vibe in there, because I wrote it when I was in a surf town… read more
Matt Flegel and Mike Wallace announced their eponymous debut album "Viet Cong" with the release of its first single “Continental Shelf.” Ma… read more
Matt Flegel and Mike Wallace announced their eponymous debut album "Viet Cong" with the release of its first single “Continental Shelf.” Matt Flegel told the story behind the s… read more
Preoccupations is a Canadian post-punk band, that formed in Calgary, Alberta in 2012 under the name Viet Cong. The group consists of two ex-members of the rock band Women, vocalist/bassist Matt Flegel and drummer Mike Wallace, as well as guitarists Scott Munro and Daniel Christiansen. The group's musical style has been described as "labyrinthine post-punk". The band frequently faced controversy over their original name, involving accusations of both racism and cultural appropriation because of the name's association with the original Vietnamese Viet Cong. In Marc… read more
Preoccupations is a Canadian post-punk band, that formed in Calgary, Alberta in 2012 under the name Viet Cong. The group consists of two ex-members of the rock band Women, vocalist/bassist … read more
Preoccupations is a Canadian post-punk band, that formed in Calgary, Alberta in 2012 under the name Viet Cong. The group consists of two ex-members of the rock band Women, vocalist/bassist Matt Flegel and drummer Mike Wallace, as well … read more
