Chicago rock trio Lifeguard have announced their debut album. Ripped and Torn drops June 6 via Matador. The band has also announced a North American and European tour behind the LP and shared its lead single, “It Will Get Worse.” The track arrives alongside a video, directed by Eli Schmitt, in which the band members get chased by a dog, tumble into the Chicago River, and more. Watch the video below.

Lifeguard—featuring bassist and vocalist Asher Case, drummer Isaac Lowenstein, and guitarist and vocalist Kai Slater—recorded Ripped and Torn in Chicago last year with producer Randy Randall of No Age. The trio made its Matador debut in 2023 with the five-song Dressed in Trenches EP.

Outside of Lifeguard, Kai Slater makes music as Sharp Pins. He recently released his great album Radio DDR. Read more about it in “The Best Music of 2025 So Far.”

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Lifeguard: Ripped and Torn

Ripped and Torn:

01 A Tightwire
02 It Will Get Worse
03 Me and My Flashes
04 Under Your Reach
05 How to Say Deisar
06 (I Wanna) Break Out
07 Like You’ll Lose
08 Music for 3 Drums
09 France And
10 Charlie’s Vox
11 Ripped + Torn
12 T.L.A.

Lifeguard:

06-07 Berlin, Germany – Neue Zukunft
06-09 London, England – Lexington
06-10 Brighton, England – Dust
06-11 Manchester, England – The Castle
06-12 Bristol, England – Rough Trade
06-13 Brussels, Belgium – Botanique (Witloof Bar)
06-15 Amsterdam, Netherlands – Paradiso
06-28 Chicago, IL – Thalia Hall
06-29 St. Louis, MO – The Sinkhole
07-01 Nashville, TN – Blue Room
07-02 Columbus, OH – Ace of Cups
07-04 Toronto, Ontario – The Baby G
07-05 Montreal, Quebec – L’escogriffe
07-06 Kingston, NY – Tubby’s
07-08 Medford, MA – Deep Cuts
07-10 Philadelphia, PA – Warehouse on Watts
07-12 Washington, D.C. – Songbyrd
07-13 Raleigh, NC – Kings
07-15 Atlanta, GA – Altar
07-16 Memphis, TN – B-Side
07-17 New Orleans, LA – Gasa Gasa
07-19 Austin, TX – Mohawk (Inside)
07-20 Denton, TX – Rubber Gloves
07-22 Albuquerque, NM – Launchpad
07-23 Phoenix, AZ – Valley Bar
07-24 Los Angeles, CA – Zebulon
07-26 San Francisco, CA – Bottom of the Hill
07-28 Portland, OR – Polaris
07-30 Seattle, WA – Baba Yaga
07-31 Boise, ID – The Shredder
08-02 Denver, CO – Hi-Dive
08-04 Kansas City, MO – Varsity Club
08-05 Minneapolis, MN – Zhora Darling
08-06 Milwaukee, WI – X-Ray Arcade

Lifeguard: North American Tour 2025

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