''Viet Cong'' is the debut studio album by Canadian

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band Viet Cong. It was released on January 20, 2015, by

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in Canada and Jagjaguwar internationally. ''Viet Cong'' is the only album released by the band under this name, as they changed their name to

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in 2016. The first single from the album, "Continental Shelf", was released for streaming on October 15, 2014. The album also features a re-recorded version of a previous song, "Bunker Buster". The band embarked on a North American and European tour in support of the album.

Production

The album was recorded during 2014 at The Barn Window Studio, Lost Cause Studios, Basketball 4 Life and Monty's Place.

Critical reception

Upon its release, ''Viet Cong'' received mainly positive reviews from music critics. At

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, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an

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score of 77, based on 23 reviews, indicating "generally favourable reviews". Writing for ''

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'', Cam Lindsay noted that "''Viet Cong'' maintains the same shadowy, droning tones that haunted ''Cassette'', only taking them deeper into the abyss".

Accolades

The album was a shortlisted nominee for the

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Track listing

Personnel

;Viet Cong *Matt Flegel – bass guitar, vocals *Mike Wallace – drums *Scott Munro – guitar *Daniel Christiansen – guitar

References

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