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Lifeguard<\/a> have announced a new maxi-single that\u2019s coming out next year. \u201cUltra Violence\u201d \/ \u201cAppetite\u201d<\/em> features 11 songs in a speedy 13 minutes, and will be out both digitally and as a limited 7″ vinyl on Matador<\/a>. The record opens with the new song \u201cUltra Violence<\/a>,\u201d which Lifeguard are sharing today. Give that a listen below.<\/p>\n The \u201cUltra Violence\u201d \/ \u201cAppetite\u201d<\/em> 7″ is available for pre-order<\/a> through Matador until January 13. The Chicago-based rock and post-punk trio\u2014featuring singer-guitarist Kai Slater, singer-bassist Asher Case, and drummer Isaac Lowenstein\u2014released its debut album, Ripped and Torn<\/em><\/a>, earlier this year, and the group is currently on tour supporting Bar Italia<\/a>. 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.<\/p>\n Outside of Lifeguard, Kai Slater makes music as Sharp Pins<\/a>. He shared Radio DDR<\/em><\/a> earlier this year, and, on Friday, drops Balloon Balloon Balloon<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n
Recorded in the band\u2019s 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 \u201cthe fully deterritorialized Ripped and Torn<\/em>; the ripping and tearing of the band-aid.\u201d<\/p>\n