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.

Disc 1

Track name

Artist

1.A Tightwire

Lifeguard

2.It Will Get Worse

Lifeguard

3.Me and My Flashes

Lifeguard

4.Under Your Reach

Lifeguard

5.How to Say Deisar

Lifeguard

6.(I Wanna) Break Out

Lifeguard

7.Like You'll Lose

Lifeguard

8.Music for 3 Drums

Lifeguard

9.France And

Lifeguard

10.Charlie's Vox

Lifeguard

11.Ripped + Torn

Lifeguard

12.T.L.A.

Lifeguard

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