Lifeguard – “It Will Get Worse” [Video]

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.

Today, listen to the blistering d-beat driven first single “It Will Get Worse.” The band has also announced a full slate of UK, EU, and US tour dates, which will kick off in June. Find a complete itinerary below.

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.

LIFEGUARD ON TOUR
June 6 – Berlin, DE @ Neue Zukunft
June 9 – London, UK @ Lexington
June 10 – Brighton, UK @ Dust
June 11 – Manchester, UK @ The Castle
June 12 – Bristol, UK @ Rough Trade (instore)
June 13 – Brussels, BE @ Botanique (Witloof Bar)
June 15 – Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso
June 28 – Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall
June 29 – St. Louis, MO @ The Sinkhole
July 1 – Nashville, TN @ Blue Room
July 2 – Columbus, OH @ Ace of Cups
July 4 – Toronto, ON @ The Baby G
July 5 – Montreal, QC @ L’escogriffe
July 6 – Kingston, NY @ Tubby’s
July 8 – Medford, MA @ Deep Cuts
July 10 – Philadelphia, PA @ Warehouse on Watts
July 12 – Washington, DC @ Songbyrd
July 13 – Raleigh, NC @ NC Kings
July 15 – Atlanta, GA @ Altar
July 16 – Memphis, TN @ B-Side
July 17 – New Orleans, LA @ Gasa Gasa
July 19 – Austin, TX @ Mohawk (Inside)
July 20 – Denton, TX @ Rubber Gloves
July 22 – Albuquerque, NM @ Launchpad
July 23 – Phoenix, AZ @ Valley Bar
July 24 – Los Angeles, CA @ Zebulon
July 26 – San Francisco, CA @ Bottom of the Hill
July 28 – Portland, OR @ Polaris
July 30 – Seattle, WA @ Baba Yaga
July 31 – Boise, ID @ The Shredder
Aug 2 – Denver, CO @ Hi Dive
Aug 4 – Kansas City, MO @ Varsity Club
Aug 5 – Minneapolis, MN @ Zhora Darling
Aug 6 – Cudahy, WI @ X-Ray