Lifeguard announce debut album, Ripped and Torn
Lifeguard have announced their debut album. Following 2023’s double-EP release, Crowd Can Talk/Dressed in Trenches, the Chicago group will release Ripped and Torn via Matador on June 6. It was produced by No Age’s Randy Randall, and the first single from the album is “It Will Get Worse.” Hear it below.
Lifeguard’s Kai Slater also recently released Radio DDR as Sharp Pins, which was included on our list of 20 Great Albums You Might Have Missed from Summer/Fall 2024.
Lifeguard Ripped and Torn tracklist:
- A Tightwire
- It Will Get Worse
- Me and My Flashes
- Under Your Reach
- How to Say Deisar
- (I Wanna) Break Out
- Like You’ll Lose
- Music for 3 Drums
- France And
- Charlie’s Vox
- Ripped + Torn
- T.L.A
Lifeguard tour dates:
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
