Lifeguard have announced a new maxi-single that’s coming out next year. “Ultra Violence” / “Appetite” features 11 songs in a speedy 13 minutes, and will be out both digitally and as a limited 7″ vinyl on Matador. The record opens with the new song “Ultra Violence,” which Lifeguard are sharing today. Give that a listen below.
The “Ultra Violence” / “Appetite” 7″ is available for pre-order through Matador until January 13.
Recorded in the band’s own studio Stulogulo by plugging straight into an 8-track machine, the new maxi-single also features dub effects, the sounds of dirty mixing pots, and Echoplexes. In a press release, the band call it “the fully deterritorialized Ripped and Torn; the ripping and tearing of the band-aid.”
The Chicago-based rock and post-punk trio—featuring singer-guitarist Kai Slater, singer-bassist Asher Case, and drummer Isaac Lowenstein—released its debut album, Ripped and Torn, earlier this year, and the group is currently on tour supporting Bar Italia. Lifeguard will stay on the road with the British indie-rockers through the end of November, with upcoming dates booked in Boston, Montreal, Toronto, and elsewhere.
Outside of Lifeguard, Kai Slater makes music as Sharp Pins. He shared Radio DDR earlier this year, and, on Friday, drops Balloon Balloon Balloon.
Revisit the interview “Teenage Post-Punks Lifeguard Are Living the DIY Dream.”
