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Lifeguard Reveal Debut Album, Summer Tour

Lifeguard, the highly buzzy Chicago trio, have announced their debut album and a summer tour

Singer-guitarist Kai Slater, bass player Asher Case, and drummer Isaac Lowenstein are known for their loud, frenetic, artistically daring live shows, and they’ve begun to capture that sound on EPs like Crowd Can Talk and Dressed in Trenches, which Matador reissued together as a 12-inch record in 2023. They’re a prolific bunch; this band’s lead singer, Slater, just released a terrific power-pop album with an entirely different project, Sharp Pins, through the venerable Pacific Northwest label K Records. June 6 — Berlin, DE @ Neue ZukunftJune 7 — Hamburg, DE @ HafenklangJune 9 — London, UK @ LexingtonJune 10 — Brighton, UK @ DustJune 11 — Manchester, UK @ The CastleJune 12 — Bristol, UK @ Rough Trade (instore) June 13 — Brussels, BE @ Botanique (Witloof Bar)June 15 — Amsterdam, NL @ ParadisoJune 28 — Chicago, IL @ Thalia HallJune 29 — St. Louis, MO @ The SinkholeJuly 1 — Nashville, TN @ Blue RoomJuly 2 — Columbus, OH @ Ace of CupsJuly 4 — Toronto, ON @ The Baby GJuly 5 — Montreal, QC @ L’escogriffeJuly 6 — Kingston, NY @ Tubby’sJuly 8 — Medford, MA @ Deep CutsJuly 10 — Philadelphia, PA @ Warehouse on WattsJuly 12 — Washington, DC @ Songbyrd July 15 — Atlanta, GA @ AltarJuly 16 — Memphis, TN @ B-SideJuly 17 — New Orleans, LA @ Gasa GasaJuly 19 — Austin, TX @ Mohawk (Inside)July 20 — Denton, TX @ Rubber GlovesJuly 22 — Albuquerque, NM @ Launchpad July 23 — Phoenix, AZ @ Valley BarJuly 24 — Los Angeles, CA @ Zebulon July 26 — San Francisco, CA @ Bottom of the HillJuly 28 — Portland, OR @ PolarisJuly 30 — Seattle, WA @ Baba YagaJuly 31 — Boise, ID @ The ShredderAug 2 — Denver, CO @ Hi DiveAug 4 — Kansas City, MO @ Varsity ClubAug 5 — Minneapolis, MN @ Zhora Darling

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