With strong albums from veterans Alex G, Japanese Breakfast, and Car Seat Headrest, and killer debuts from newcomers like Lifeguard, 2025 has been packed with great indie rock. In the latest episode of our Rolling Stone Music Now podcast, we look back at the year in indie so far, with …
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Just in time for summer, Lifeguard have arrived with the kind of guitar record you can play loud all day without wearing it out. They’re a young, raw art-punk threesome from Chicago, finally putting out their debut album with the hotly awaited Ripped and Torn, on Matador. They started making …
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A bout a year ago, Lifeguard had an epiphany. They’d been hammering away on a 10-minute noise suite in their hometown of Chicago, layering waves of improvised cacophony into a fearsome slab of sound that they hoped would anchor their full-length debut. Then they realized they didn’t need it. “We …
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Get ready to dive into this summer with Lifeguard. The Chicago punk/experimental rock trio announced today that their full-length debut, Ripped and Torn, will arrive June 6 through Matador Records. The album follows several years of rapidly rising buzz for Lifeguard, starting when all three of its members were still …
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It’s been a long week in Austin, and many of the musicians and fans who flew into Texas had already split town by Saturday night —but those who were left made it a night to remember, with furiously loud punk noise, enormous EDM beats, and more. Here are the best …
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