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Each mountainous epic churns spellbinding repetition and simplicity into dizzying gallops that take hairpin turns into sinewy riffing and elysian vocal melodies

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LIFEGUARD - Ripped And Torn LP hardcore for that matterOn June 6, Chicago based Lifeguard will release their debut album, "Ripped and Torn," on Matador Records. The young trio, consisting of Asher Case (bass, baritone guitar, vocals), Isaac Lowenstein (drums, synth), and Kai Slater (guitar, vocals), has been making music together since high schoolalmost a quarter of their lives. Loud and direct, cryptic but heartfelt, their songs draw inspiration from punk, dub, power pop, and experimental sounds,