Label: Matador
Released 2023
Formed in 2019, Lifeguard is Asher Case (bass, vocals), Isaac Lowenstein (drums, percussion), and Kai Slater (guitar, vocals). The trio is young – they met in junior high – but have already found a place at the forefront of an important emerging music community in their hometown. They are also prolific. In just three years, the trio have put out a full-length, two EPs, and two 7” singles – on their own and also through the labels Chunklet Industries and Born Yesterday. Each release has been sharper than the last, with the band honing a distinct balance of melody and noise, rhythm and drone. Lifeguard have announced a new five song EP ‘Dressed In Trenches’ alongside their 2022 ‘Crowd Can Talk’ EP, pressed on vinyl together for the first time this summer as the band embarks on a North American tour with labelmates Horsegirl.
Track listing:
Crowd Can Talk
- New Age (I’ve Got A)
- I Know I Know
- Fifty Seven
- Typecast
Dressed in Trenches
- 17-18 Lovesong
- Alarm
- Ten Canisters (OFB)
- Shutter Shutter
- Tell Me When