Ripped and Torn

On June 6th, Chicago's Lifeguard will release their debut album 'Ripped and Torn' on Matador Records. The youthful trio of Asher Case (bass, baritone guitar, vocals), Isaac Lowenstein (drums, synth), and Kai Slater (guitar, vocals) have been making music together since they were in high school, nearly a quarter of their lives. Noisy and immediate, cryptic but heartfelt, they draw inspiration from punk, dub, power-pop and experimental sounds, and bring them all together in explosive cacophony. Recorded last year in Chicago with producer Randy Randall (No Age), the album captures a claustrophobic scrappiness that evokes the feeling and energy of house parties and tightly-packed rooms, where ears are easily overwhelmed, and ragged improvisations connect with the same force as melodic hooks.

1: A Tightwire
2: It Will Get Worse
3: Me and My Flashes
4: Under Your Reach
5: How to Say Deisar
6: (I Wanna) Break Out
7: Like You'll Lose
8: Music for 3 Drums
9: France And
10: Charlie's Vox
11: Ripped + Torn
12: T.L.A.

Number of Discs: 1

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